{"title":"An electro-optic switch based on a multi-channel directional coupler","authors":"R. McCosker, G. Town","doi":"10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929924","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929924","url":null,"abstract":"We describe a novel delta-k electro-optic switch for 1310 nm using a multi-channel directional coupler structure incorporating an organic electro-optic crystal for the cladding layer.","PeriodicalId":338472,"journal":{"name":"35th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134032366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Technology & upgrade options for broadband networks","authors":"K. Hinton, R. Ayre, R. Tucker","doi":"10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929911","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929911","url":null,"abstract":"New technology and design options for broadband networks are described. A modified Arrayed Wave Guide router and long reach PON provide improved service resilience, future cost-effective capacity upgradeability and increase network coverage.","PeriodicalId":338472,"journal":{"name":"35th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134512206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Y. Paquot, J. Schroder, J. Van Erps, T. Vo, M. Pelusi, S. Madden, B. Luther-Davies, B. Eggleton
{"title":"Automatic higher-order dispersion measurement and compensation of a 1.28 Tbaud signal","authors":"Y. Paquot, J. Schroder, J. Van Erps, T. Vo, M. Pelusi, S. Madden, B. Luther-Davies, B. Eggleton","doi":"10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929943","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929943","url":null,"abstract":"We present the first automatic and simultaneous compensation of combined higher-order dispersion and GVD fluctuations of a 1.28 Tbaud signal using a photonic-chip based RF-spectrum analyser and a spectral pulse-shaper.","PeriodicalId":338472,"journal":{"name":"35th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133654048","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Simakov, A. Hemming, A. Davidson, N. Carmody, S. Bennetts, P. Davies, J. Haub
{"title":"Power scalable 2 μm source for parametric generation of mid-infrared radiation in ZnGeP2","authors":"N. Simakov, A. Hemming, A. Davidson, N. Carmody, S. Bennetts, P. Davies, J. Haub","doi":"10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929946","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929946","url":null,"abstract":"A Thulium fibre oscillator with 60uJ, 50ns pulses operating at 150kHz is demonstrated. Using a fibre amplifier 300μJ pulses were achieved which was sufficient for frequency conversion to 3.5-5μm using a ZGP OPO.","PeriodicalId":338472,"journal":{"name":"35th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131989129","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Z. Brodzeli, H. K. Bal, V. Chigrinov, A. Murauski, F. Ladouceur
{"title":"Electrical energy harvesting device for current/voltage fibre-based sensors","authors":"Z. Brodzeli, H. K. Bal, V. Chigrinov, A. Murauski, F. Ladouceur","doi":"10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929890","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929890","url":null,"abstract":"In the context of current/voltage sensing by electric field monitoring it can be of importance to amplify the effect of the field at the sensor's head. We present such an amplification - or energy harvesting - device in the form of a simple antenna coupled with a liquid crystal-based sensor for the monitoring of high-power lines.","PeriodicalId":338472,"journal":{"name":"35th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114707060","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reliability and durability studies for fabricating, packaging and bonding Fibre Bragg gratings","authors":"A. Rizk, C. Davis","doi":"10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929941","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929941","url":null,"abstract":"The relationship between the failure strains for Fibre Bragg gratings (FBGs) and the techniques used for their fabrication, packaging and bonding is investigated to better understand the reliability and durability of FBGs for strain sensing.","PeriodicalId":338472,"journal":{"name":"35th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology","volume":"133 49 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134349418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Design of an optically invisible metamaterial fibre","authors":"A. Tuniz, B. Kuhlmey, P. Chen, S. Fleming","doi":"10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929954","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929954","url":null,"abstract":"We present a simple design of an invisible metamaterial fibre operating at optical frequencies, which could be potentially fabricated using existing fibre drawing techniques.","PeriodicalId":338472,"journal":{"name":"35th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology","volume":"57 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133070914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. K. Bal, K. Soin, P. McLaughlin, S. Collins, N. Dragomir
{"title":"Fibre Bragg grating sensors for human skin pressure measurements","authors":"H. K. Bal, K. Soin, P. McLaughlin, S. Collins, N. Dragomir","doi":"10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929902","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929902","url":null,"abstract":"We demonstrate a low pressure sensor based on a fibre Bragg grating (FBG) for human skin pressure underneath compression stockings. Calibration and comparison with conventional pressure sensors is presented.","PeriodicalId":338472,"journal":{"name":"35th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology","volume":"290 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121448011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electroactive self-assembling hydrogels for flexible display technology","authors":"S. Jones, K. Wong, P. Thordarson, F. Ladouceur","doi":"10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929913","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929913","url":null,"abstract":"The well-known redox-active molecule anthraquinone has been functionalised with glycine to produce an electroactive self-assembling molecular gel. Spectroelectrochemical experiments show a reversible variation in transmittance over the entire visible spectrum suggesting direct electrical control over the self-assembly process. This may have applications in flexible conformal displays.","PeriodicalId":338472,"journal":{"name":"35th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology","volume":"57 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121463052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Metallic nanostructures on optical fiber end-faces for refractive index sensing","authors":"H. Nguyen, G. Baxter, S. Collins, A. Roberts","doi":"10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929933","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ACOFT.2010.5929933","url":null,"abstract":"This paper describes the integration of a periodic array of gold nanostructures onto the end-face of an optical fiber and demonstrates the usefulness of this device as a compact and sensitive liquid refractive index sensor.","PeriodicalId":338472,"journal":{"name":"35th Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2010-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132008706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}