METHOD FOR MAPPING OF DISPERSION AND OTHER OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES
First Claim
1. A method for measurement of dispersion or other optical, mechanical or material properties of a waveguide, comprising:
- localizing four-photon mixing at a plurality of different locations within the waveguide by timing a pump pulse to counter-collide with and abruptly modify the amplitude of one or both of a probe pulse and a signal pulse at each location;
measuring the power of each of four waves comprising a mixed signal at an output of the waveguide for each of the different locations; and
combining the measurements to generate a spatial map of dispersion or other properties within the waveguide.
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Abstract
A method is provided for measurement of dispersion or other optical and mechanical properties within a waveguide by inducing four-photon mixing at different locations within the waveguide by timing a pump signal to counter-collide with and abruptly amplify or attenuate one or both of a probe pulse and a signal pulse at each location. The measurement of the components of the resulting mixing signal created by each collision is used to calculate dispersion defined by the location at which the collision occurred. By combining the measurements from all of the locations, a spatial map of dispersion or other optical or mechanical properties within the waveguide can be generated.
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57 Claims
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1. A method for measurement of dispersion or other optical, mechanical or material properties of a waveguide, comprising:
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localizing four-photon mixing at a plurality of different locations within the waveguide by timing a pump pulse to counter-collide with and abruptly modify the amplitude of one or both of a probe pulse and a signal pulse at each location; measuring the power of each of four waves comprising a mixed signal at an output of the waveguide for each of the different locations; and combining the measurements to generate a spatial map of dispersion or other properties within the waveguide. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for measurement of dispersion or other optical properties in an optical waveguide, comprising:
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inserting a probe pulse with a measured amplitude into the waveguide in a first direction traveling from a first end toward a second end of the waveguide; inserting a signal pulse with a measured amplitude into the waveguide in the first direction, wherein the probe amplitude and the signal amplitude are sufficiently low that probe and signal mixing results in negligible optical power; inserting a counter-propagating signal having a second amplitude larger than at least one of the probe amplitude and the signal amplitude into the second end of the waveguide, wherein the counter-propagating signal is timed to collide with and abruptly amplify one or both of the probe and the signal at a first collision coordinate within the waveguide so that a mixed signal is produced; measuring the power of the mixed signal at the second end; repeating the steps of inserting a probe, inserting a signal, inserting a counter-propagating signal and measuring at a plurality of different collision coordinates along the waveguide until a desired length of the waveguide has been tested; and combining the measured powers for all collision coordinates to generate a spatial map of the optical properties of the waveguide. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for localization of four-photon mixing within an optical waveguide, comprising:
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launching a probe pulse and a signal pulse into an input end of an optical waveguide, the probe pulse and signal pulse comprising weak pulses having amplitudes insufficient to produce significant four-photon mixing; abruptly amplifying at least one of the probe pulse and signal pulse by a first counterpropagating pump pulse at a selected waveguide target window in the waveguide, the amplification being sufficient for significant four-photon generation by signal-probe pulse mixing; measuring a power and phase of the mixed signal generated by the pulse mixing; storing the measured power and phase of the mixed signal on a storage medium; and computing a property of the waveguide using the stored data. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A method of abrupt power adjustment in an optical waveguide, comprising:
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launching a probe pulse and a signal pulse into a first end of an optical waveguide; inserting a counterpropagating pump pulse into a second end of the waveguide, the counterpropagating pump pulse having a different amplitude from the probe pulse and signal pulse, wherein the counterpropagating pump pulse is timed to collide with and abruptly modify the amplitude of one or both of the signal and probe pulses by power transfer at selected location in the waveguide; and obtaining information from the modified signal output at the second end of the optical waveguide. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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