A novel method to measure modal power distribution in few-mode and multimode fibers using tilted fiber Bragg gratings

Chun Yang; Yong Wang; Chang-Qing Xu

doi:10.1117/12.628702

13 October 2005 A novel method to measure modal power distribution in few-mode and multimode fibers using tilted fiber Bragg gratings

Chun Yang, Yong Wang, Chang-Qing Xu

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Proceedings Volume 5970, Photonic Applications in Devices and Communication Systems; 597020 (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.628702
Event: Photonics North, 2005, Toronto, Canada

Abstract

In the paper, we present a novel method to measure modal power distribution (MPD) in few-mode and multimode fibers using embedded tilted fiber Bragg gratings (TFBG). The TFBG can couple portion of the guided modes into the corresponding radiation modes, whose powers can be selectively measured through a spatial filter. For few mode fibers, the power coupling coefficients between guided modes and their corresponding radiation modes are obtained by solving a set of linear coupling equations acquired under different launching conditions at the fiber input. For multimode fibers, the power coupling coefficients can be measured separately under single mode-group excitation condition. Then, the powers of guided modes in a few-mode or multimode fiber under any excitation condition can be obtained by simply measuring the powers of radiation modes and calculated using the solved coupling coefficients. The proposed method is successfully demonstrated.

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Chun Yang, Yong Wang, and Chang-Qing Xu "A novel method to measure modal power distribution in few-mode and multimode fibers using tilted fiber Bragg gratings", Proc. SPIE 5970, Photonic Applications in Devices and Communication Systems, 597020 (13 October 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.628702

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