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Measuring temperature profiles in high-power optical fiber components.

Vladimir Goloborodko1, Shay Keren, Amir Rosenthal

  • 1Department of Electrical Engineering, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 32000 Israel.

Applied Optics
|May 10, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Researchers developed a novel method to measure temperature changes in optical fibers during high-power laser coupling and splicing. This technique precisely maps fiber heating, crucial for enhancing high-power fiber component reliability.

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Area of Science:

  • Optoelectronics and Photonics
  • Materials Science
  • Fiber Optics

Background:

  • High-power laser systems often involve coupling laser beams into optical fibers and splicing fibers together.
  • These processes can induce significant temperature changes, potentially affecting system performance and reliability.
  • Understanding and monitoring localized heating is critical for optimizing high-power fiber optic components.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and validate a new measurement technique for assessing temperature distribution changes in optical fibers.
  • To investigate the temperature profiles resulting from high-power laser coupling into multimode fibers.
  • To analyze temperature variations associated with splicing two multimode fibers.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing a fiber Bragg grating interrogated by low-coherence spectral interferometry.

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  • Developing a non-invasive method to monitor temperature profiles in real-time.
  • Measuring localized temperature changes along the fiber, not just average temperature.

    • Main Results:

    • A significant temperature increase was observed during high-power laser coupling into a multimode fiber.
    • Substantial temperature changes were also detected when splicing two multimode fibers.
    • The technique successfully mapped the temperature profile, distinguishing localized heating effects.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed low-coherence spectral interferometry method accurately measures fiber temperature profiles.
    • This technique provides insights into the causes of fiber heating during high-power operations.
    • Real-time temperature monitoring is essential for the development and reliability of high-power fiber optic components.