The Impact of 1030 nm fs-Pulsed Laser on Enhanced Rayleigh Scattering in Optical Fibers

Bogusław Szczupak; Mateusz Mądry; Marta Bernaś; Paweł Kozioł; Krzysztof Skorupski; Gabriela Statkiewicz-Barabach

doi:10.3390/s24185980

Sensors (Sep 2024)

The Impact of 1030 nm fs-Pulsed Laser on Enhanced Rayleigh Scattering in Optical Fibers

Bogusław Szczupak,
Mateusz Mądry,
Marta Bernaś,
Paweł Kozioł,
Krzysztof Skorupski,
Gabriela Statkiewicz-Barabach

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Bogusław Szczupak: Department of Telecommunications and Teleinformatics, Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
Mateusz Mądry: Department of Telecommunications and Teleinformatics, Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
Marta Bernaś: Department of Optics and Photonics, Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
Paweł Kozioł: Department of Field Theory, Electronic Circuits and Optoelectronics, Faculty of Electronics, Photonics and Microsystems, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland
Krzysztof Skorupski: Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, Nadbystrzycka 38 D, 20-618 Lublin, Poland
Gabriela Statkiewicz-Barabach: Department of Optics and Photonics, Faculty of Fundamental Problems of Technology, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wybrzeże Wyspiańskiego 27, 50-370 Wrocław, Poland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/s24185980
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 24, no. 18
p. 5980

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This article presents a comprehensive study on the impact of irradiation optical fiber cores with a femtosecond-pulsed laser, operating at a wavelength of 1030 nm, on the signal amplitude in Rayleigh scattering-based optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR). The experimental study involves two fibers with significantly different levels of germanium doping: the standard single-mode fiber (SMF-28) and the ultra-high numerical aperture fiber (UHNA7). The research findings reveal distinct characteristics of reflected and scattered light amplitudes as a function of pulse energy. Although different amplitude changes are observed for the examined fibers, both can yield an enhancement of amplitude. The paper further investigates the effect of fiber Bragg grating inscription on the overall amplitude of reflected light. The insights gained from this study could be beneficial for controlling the enhancement of light scattering amplitude in fibers with low or high levels of germanium doping.

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ISSN: 1424-8220 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Chemical technology
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors

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