A new methodology is developed for the realisation of primary spectral radiance scale for supporting high power LED
and solid state lighting (SSL) characterisation. The scale is realised using a multi-wavelength filter radiometer (MWFR)
and a variable high temperature black body (VTBB) as reference source. The MWFR contains 24 band pass filters with
centre wavelengths from 250 nm to 1600 nm. It is used to determine the spectral radiance of the black body at different
wavelengths so as to estimate the black body temperature and calculate the continuous spectral radiance of the black
body. With the known continuous spectral radiance, the black body can be employed to calibrate the system response of
a double grating monochromator and detectors. The calibrated values will be transferred to a set of standard lamps.
These standard lamps will then be used to calibrate commercial spectroradiometers for measuring the spectral radiance
of sample lamps such as LED and SSL. The results obtained will allow characterisation of the LED/SSL to be done with
proper traceability to the primary standard.
A continuously tunable, coherence-free microwave photonic notch filter is proposed and demonstrated experimentally. This filter is based on two polarization beamsplitters with a high-birefringence linearly chirped fiber Bragg grating used as the tunable component. High stability is obtained. The polarization-maintaining structure is free from the random optical interference problem. By adjusting the operating wavelength, more than 5 GHz free-spectral-range tunability with 40-dB notch rejection is achieved.
A tunable single polarization Yb3+-doped fiber laser using 45° tilted fiber Bragg grating is demonstrated. It generates
high degree of polarization (>99.86%) 1.06μm laser with 25 nm wavelength tuning range. This 45° tilted fiber Bragg
grating was fabricated using a zero-order-nulled phase mask. It has a near constant polarization-dependent loss (PDL)
across a wide wavelength range (1030 to 1080 nm).
A continuously tunable, coherence free microwave photonic filter is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The
filter is based on a high-birefringence linearly chirped fibre Bragg grating (Hi-Bi LCFBG) as the tuning component. The
filter response tunability is realized through changing the differential group delay of the Hi-Bi LCFBG by applying
gradient tension or adjusting the operating wavelength. Free spectral range tuning by 1.11 GHz with about 40 dB notch
rejection is achieved.
Coherence-free microwave photonic filter configurations are presented. The configurations are based on a Sagnac loop interferometer containing an electro-absorption modulator (EAM) without a nonreciprocal bias unit. Notch responses are obtained by modulating the clockwise and counterclockwise propagating waves inside the Sagnac loop at different times. Measured results verify the theoretical expressions and demonstrate a robust notch filter response extending to high frequency without reducing notch depth.
A four-wave mixing assisted multiwavelength semiconductor optical amplifier laser is experimentally demonstrated in a fiber ring cavity. A sampled linearly chirped fiber Bragg grating is used as the wavelength-selective component. Four-wave mixing enhances the number of peak-power-equalized lasing wavelengths and operation stability of the ring laser. The extinction ratio of the 20 multiwavelengths output is greater than 40 dB, and the peak-power difference is less than 3 dB.
A virtual Mueller matrix method is proposed to measure the first- and second-order polarization mode dispersion (PMD) vectors in optical fibers. This method not only can use a large frequency step to attain low-noise PMD vector data, but also does not require knowledge of the input polarization states. Our measurement method has a simpler setup and is more accurate than the traditional Mueller matrix method.
Several measurement methods for polarization dependent transmission in an optical fiber link are compared. The
relationship between these methods is discussed. Guidelines for choosing a particular method are provided based on
accuracy, speed, and system characteristics.
Polarization mode dispersion vectors measurement methods are integrated into a unitive theoretical model. A clear comparison among these methods is conducted to clarify their advantages and disadvantages. Experimental results on optical fiber systems with and without PDL/G are implemented to compare these methods.
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