Thermal characteristics of optical delay in fibers used in pulsed laser rangefinding

Seppo Nissilä, Juha Kostamovaara, Risto Myllylä

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Abstract

The transit times of light pulses as functions of temperature in nylon and acryl-coated fibers and hard-clad silica (HCS) fibers are analyzed theoretically and compared with the measured results. The effect of temperature on the transit time can be explained in terms of generally known models and the physical and thermal coefficients of the materials. The thermal effect in a core-cladding interface can have unpredictable consequences, however, as in HCS fibers. Because of the increased inhomogeneities at the interface of the core-cladding, the transit time of a light pulse increases, in contrast to that in a glass fiber, at lower temperatures. Thus the light pulses have larger angles of propagation than is shown by the numerical aperture of the fiber, and at the same time the attenuation of the fiber increases.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1464 - 1466
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Lightwave Technology
Volume9
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1991
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

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pulsed lasers
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silicon dioxide
Nylon (trademark)
glass fibers
numerical aperture
temperature effects
inhomogeneity
attenuation
temperature
propagation
coefficients

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Nissilä, Seppo ; Kostamovaara, Juha ; Myllylä, Risto. / Thermal characteristics of optical delay in fibers used in pulsed laser rangefinding. In: Journal of Lightwave Technology. 1991 ; Vol. 9, No. 11. pp. 1464 - 1466.
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Nissilä, S, Kostamovaara, J & Myllylä, R 1991, 'Thermal characteristics of optical delay in fibers used in pulsed laser rangefinding', Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 9, no. 11, pp. 1464 - 1466. https://doi.org/10.1109/50.97633

Thermal characteristics of optical delay in fibers used in pulsed laser rangefinding. / Nissilä, Seppo; Kostamovaara, Juha; Myllylä, Risto.

In: Journal of Lightwave Technology, Vol. 9, No. 11, 1991, p. 1464 - 1466.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

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Nissilä S, Kostamovaara J, Myllylä R. Thermal characteristics of optical delay in fibers used in pulsed laser rangefinding. Journal of Lightwave Technology. 1991;9(11):1464 - 1466. https://doi.org/10.1109/50.97633

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