EP2035871A1 - Procédé d'utilisation d'un dispositif d'épissage de fibres optiques - Google Patents

Procédé d'utilisation d'un dispositif d'épissage de fibres optiques

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EP2035871A1
EP2035871A1 EP07787104A EP07787104A EP2035871A1 EP 2035871 A1 EP2035871 A1 EP 2035871A1 EP 07787104 A EP07787104 A EP 07787104A EP 07787104 A EP07787104 A EP 07787104A EP 2035871 A1 EP2035871 A1 EP 2035871A1
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/255—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding
    • G02B6/2551—Splicing of light guides, e.g. by fusion or bonding using thermal methods, e.g. fusion welding by arc discharge, laser beam, plasma torch
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
    • G01J5/00—Radiation pyrometry, e.g. infrared or optical thermometry
    • G01J5/0003—Radiation pyrometry, e.g. infrared or optical thermometry for sensing the radiant heat transfer of samples, e.g. emittance meter
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01J—MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY, VELOCITY, SPECTRAL CONTENT, POLARISATION, PHASE OR PULSE CHARACTERISTICS OF INFRARED, VISIBLE OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT; COLORIMETRY; RADIATION PYROMETRY
    • G01J5/00—Radiation pyrometry, e.g. infrared or optical thermometry
    • G01J5/48—Thermography; Techniques using wholly visual means

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  • the invention relates to a method for operating an apparatus for splicing optical waveguides, in which the splicing temperature generated during splicing can be adjusted.
  • the invention further relates to a device for splicing optical waveguides, in which the splicing temperature generated during splicing can be adjusted.
  • the fiber ends of the optical waveguides to be spliced are heated, so that the fiber ends can fuse together.
  • the attenuation which the light experiences when transmitting via the splice point is as small as possible.
  • the quality of the splice depends in particular on the splicing temperature achieved during the splicing process.
  • the reproducible achievement of a specific temperature of the optical waveguides during the splicing process is required.
  • the actual temperature of the optical fibers is generally unknown, but given indirectly by the power of the heat source used to splice the optical fibers.
  • the current strength flowing between the electrodes is generally the measure of the heat source's power commonly used.
  • the splice temperature depends on the one hand on environmental influences, such as the air pressure, the ambient temperature and the humidity, on the other hand, the relationship between different splicing devices of the same type can vary by component and manufacturing tolerances. Therefore, it is difficult to set the desired splicing temperature merely by setting a certain current.
  • the splicing temperature can generally be changed only by varying the current flowing between the welding electrodes, a calibration method is necessary which establishes a relationship between the adjusted current intensity and the power of the heat source or the splicing temperature achieved.
  • the document EP 0320978 describes a method in which a bare fiber end is exposed to a heat source.
  • the fiber end is melted and rounded off by the surface tension.
  • the extent to which the fiber shortens in this case corresponds to the power of the heat source.
  • the heat output can be approximately determined and set to a predetermined value.
  • the process is to some extent inaccurate because the melting conditions in the calibration process differ too much from the conditions during an actual splicing process.
  • a similar process is disclosed in JP 5150132, in which the measured volume of a fused fiber end is used as a measure of the heat output.
  • the document EP 0934542 describes a method in which a fiber section is subjected to a defined tensile force, wherein it is simultaneously heated by arc pulses of specific current intensity and duration. As a result, the fiber section bends. The taper is then measured and compared with a predetermined set point of the taper. By determining the deviation of the actual measured taper from the target value of the taper, the current strength of the pulses or their duration and thus the power of the heat source can be regulated.
  • the method is very expensive, since it requires the application of a defined tensile force and, in practice, an additional splicing operation is required for producing a continuous fiber section.
  • the published patent application DE 19746080 describes a method in which two fiber ends are brought into contact with one another with a defined lateral offset. By switching on the heat source for a defined period of time, the two fiber ends are connected together. This reduces due to the surface tension of the offset of the two fiber ends. The resulting offset is a measure of the heat source's performance. To set a given power of the heat source, however, the process must be repeated several times, which requires a lot of effort for the preparation of the fiber ends. In addition, making a splice is necessary. A similar process is described in US Pat. No. 5,772,327. In this case, instead of the final offset, the rate of change of the offset is determined during heating.
  • the document US 5,909,527 discloses a method in which a current strength is determined by heating two fiber ends using different current strengths and in each case measuring the intensity emitted by the fiber end.
  • the strong currents used for this are less than the current strengths used during the splicing process. From the recorded data, a relationship between current intensity and intensity is determined, with the help of which the desired current intensity is extrapolated during a splicing process.
  • absolute intensity values are used, which may vary due to component and manufacturing tolerances between different devices. Thus, in this method, a target intensity value must be determined separately for each device.
  • strong currents are also used here, which are dependent on the current strengths during the Splice process deviate so that an extrapolation is necessary, which can lead to inaccuracies.
  • the object of the present invention is to specify a method for operating a device for splicing optical waveguides, in which the splicing temperature occurring during a splicing operation can be set as reliably as possible.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide a device for splicing optical waveguides, in which the splicing temperature occurring during the splicing process can be set as accurately as possible.
  • the method for operating a device for splicing optical waveguides provides for the provision of a heating unit for heating at least one optical waveguide, a receiving unit for receiving an intensity of a thermal radiation emitted by the at least one heated optical waveguide and an evaluation unit for evaluating the recorded intensity of the thermal radiation.
  • the at least one optical waveguide is arranged in the longitudinal direction in a holding device.
  • the heating unit is activated.
  • Intensity values of a thermal radiation emitted by the at least one heated optical waveguide along a first transverse direction transverse to the longitudinal direction and associated with at least one intensity distribution are recorded by means of the recording unit. At least one quotient of the intensity values is determined.
  • a heat to be delivered by the heating unit is controlled.
  • a first intensity distribution of a thermal radiation radiated by the at least one heated optical waveguide in the first transverse direction is recorded by the receiving unit at a first time after the activation of the heating unit.
  • a first intensity value is determined from the first intensity distribution at a first position along the first transverse direction of the at least one heated optical waveguide.
  • a second intensity distribution of a thermal radiation emitted by the at least one heated optical waveguide along the first transverse direction is recorded by the recording unit at a second time after the first intensity distribution has been recorded.
  • a first intensity value is determined from the second intensity distribution at the first position along the first transverse direction of the at least one heated optical waveguide.
  • a first difference is determined from the determined first intensity values by means of the evaluation unit.
  • a quotient of the determined first difference and the first intensity value determined from the second intensity distribution is determined by means of the evaluation unit.
  • a second intensity value is determined from the first intensity distribution at the first time at a second position along the first transverse direction of the at least one optical waveguide.
  • a second intensity value is determined from the second intensity distribution at the second time at the second position of the first transverse direction of the at least one heated optical waveguide.
  • a second difference from the determined second intensity values is determined by means of the evaluation unit. From the ascertained second difference and the second determined from the second intensity distribution Intensity value, another quotient is determined. From the quotient and the further quotient an average value is determined. Depending on the determined average of the quotients, the heat to be delivered by the heating unit is controlled.
  • a first intensity distribution of a thermal radiation emitted by the at least one heated optical waveguide in the first transverse direction is recorded by means of the recording unit at a first time after activation of the heating unit. From the first intensity distribution, a first sum of intensity values is determined at positions between a first and second position along the first transverse direction of the at least one heated optical waveguide. After recording the first intensity distribution, a second intensity distribution of a thermal radiation emitted by the at least one heated optical waveguide along the first transverse direction is recorded by the recording unit for a second time. From the second intensity distribution, a second sum of intensity values is determined at the positions between the first and second positions along the first transverse direction of the at least one heated optical waveguide. From the first and second sum of the intensity values, a third difference is determined by means of the evaluation unit. From the third difference and the second sum of the intensity values, a quotient is determined.
  • a first intensity value is determined from the at least one recorded intensity distribution at a first position along the first transverse direction of the at least one heated optical waveguide. From the at least one listed At a second position along the first transverse direction of the at least one heated optical waveguide, a second intensity value is determined. From the at least one recorded intensity distribution, a third intensity value is determined at a third position along the first transverse direction of the at least one heated optical waveguide. From the first and second intensity value, a sum is determined. From the sum of the first and second intensity value and the third intensity value, a quotient is determined.
  • the device for splicing optical waveguides comprises a heating unit for heating at least one optical waveguide. It furthermore comprises a recording unit for recording intensity values of a thermal radiation emitted by the at least one heated optical waveguide, which are assigned to at least one intensity distribution. Furthermore, the device has an evaluation unit for evaluating the intensity values of the at least one recorded intensity distribution. The evaluation unit is designed such that it determines at least one quotient from the intensity values. Furthermore, the device comprises a control unit for controlling a heat generated by the heating unit. The control unit is designed such that it controls the heat to be emitted by the heating unit for heating the at least one optical waveguide as a function of the at least one quotient.
  • FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a device for splicing optical waveguides, in which the splicing temperature occurring during a splicing process can be set as accurately as possible
  • FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of a device for splicing optical waveguides, with which an intensity of a thermal radiation radiated by an optical waveguide can be recorded
  • FIG. 3 shows an intensity distribution of a thermal radiation radiated by an optical waveguide
  • FIG. 4 shows an optical waveguide in a longitudinal direction with a region in which an intensity distribution of a thermal radiation emitted by the optical waveguide is recorded
  • FIG. 5 shows an intensity distribution of a thermal radiation emitted by a light waveguide at two different points in time
  • FIG. 6 shows a further intensity distribution of a heat radiation radiated by an optical waveguide
  • FIG. 7 shows a scattering of quotients of intensity values at different current strengths of a welding current.
  • FIG. 1 shows an apparatus for splicing optical waveguides 111 and 112.
  • the optical waveguide 111 is arranged in a holding device 121 in a longitudinal direction z of the optical waveguide.
  • the holding device 121 is displaceable transversely to the longitudinal direction z in a transverse direction y.
  • the optical waveguide 112 is arranged in a longitudinal direction z of the optical waveguide in a holding device 122.
  • the holding device 122 is displaceable transversely to the longitudinal direction z in a transverse direction x.
  • the holding device 122 is mounted on a displacement device 123, by means of which the optical waveguide 112 is displaceable in its longitudinal direction z.
  • the movable holding devices 121, 122 and 123 the optical waveguides are aligned prior to a splicing operation.
  • a heating unit which comprises the two electrodes 131 and 132.
  • the heating unit can also be designed as a glowing coil or as a glow wire.
  • Optical waveguide brought by means of the holding devices 121, 122 and 123 in connection.
  • the heating unit is activated by a control unit 170.
  • a control unit 170 For heating the fiber ends of the two optical waveguides 111 and 112, an arc is ignited between the two electrodes 131 and 132 of the heating unit. As a result, the two optical fibers merge with each other.
  • a measure of the quality of the splice site is the attenuation experienced by the light during transmission via the splice site.
  • the quality of the splice is in particular dependent on the splicing temperature, to which the fiber ends during the splicing process have been heated by the heating unit.
  • the temperature at which the fiber ends of the two optical waveguides are heated by the arc discharge between the electrodes can be varied via the welding current which occurs between the two electrodes.
  • the splicing temperature depends on environmental influences such as the air pressure, the ambient temperature and the humidity, it is generally not possible to precisely adjust the splicing temperature by setting a specific welding current.
  • the splicing temperature can vary despite equal welding current due to component and manufacturing tolerances.
  • the light sources 151 and 152 and the associated recording systems 141 and 142 are provided.
  • the two light sources 151 and 152 are turned on.
  • the recording units 141 and 142 record images at the connection point of the two optical waveguides and can be displayed to a user via a display unit, not shown in FIG. It is also possible to observe the optical waveguide during the splicing process via the receiving unit.
  • the two light sources 151 and 152 are switched off and the thermal radiation of the heated fiber ends is recorded by means of the recording units 141 and 142 from two different directions.
  • FIG. 2A shows, in a schematic illustration, a cross section of the optical waveguide 111 and that in orthogonal Directions of observation arranged to each other, consisting of the receiving unit 141 and the upstream lens 143 and from the orthogonally arranged receiving unit 142 and the upstream lens 144.
  • the recording units 141 and 142 may be designed, for example, as cameras.
  • the optical waveguide 111 has been heated by the arc discharge between the electrodes 131 and 132, it emits a heat radiation WS, which is absorbed by both the recording unit 141 and the recording unit 142.
  • FIG. 3 shows an intensity distribution P, which has been recorded by the recording unit 141 in the transverse direction x.
  • the maximum in the middle of the distribution is generated by the radiation of the heated fiber core.
  • the fiber cladding is usually made of pure quartz glass and the fiber core consists of GeO2-doped quartz glass.
  • the temperature-dependent spectral distribution of the emission of heat radiation from the fiber core and fiber cladding is different.
  • the fiber core generally emits more radiation in the visible wavelength range when heated than the fiber cladding.
  • the intensity of the emitted spectral is usually made of pure quartz glass and the fiber core consists of GeO2-doped quartz glass.
  • Distribution of heat radiation temperature-dependent can therefore be used to determine the fiber temperature and thus the performance of the heat source.
  • the fiber end of the optical waveguide 111 is heated by the heating unit for a defined period of time.
  • the heat output corresponds approximately to the power required for splicing, the duration of the Heating at about 100 ms to 500 ms shorter than the commonly used splice time of a few seconds.
  • the fiber end heated in this way emits heat radiation, including in the visible wavelength range.
  • an image of the heated fiber end is picked up by the receiving unit 141.
  • the recording units 141 and 142 are activated by a time control unit at the two times t1 and t2 for receiving an intensity distribution of the heat intensity radiated by the optical waveguide. Then the heating unit is switched off.
  • the observation direction from which the recording unit 141 receives the intensity is usually selected perpendicular to the fiber longitudinal axis z.
  • Figure 4 shows the fiber end of the optical waveguide 111 in an enlarged view.
  • a defined position Zl in the fiber longitudinal direction which is located at a distance of about 20 to 200 microns from the heated fiber end is recorded over the entire cross-section in the transverse direction x at a time tl a first intensity profile and at a time t2 a second intensity profile ,
  • FIG. 5 shows an intensity distribution P1, which was recorded by the recording unit 141 over the entire cross section of the optical waveguide in the x direction at the time t1 of approximately 200 ms after the heating unit was switched on.
  • the intensity distribution P2 has been recorded by the recording unit 141.
  • the two intensity distributions Pl and P2 are stored in a memory unit 180.
  • an evaluation unit 160 For evaluation of the stored in the memory unit 180 intensity distribution an evaluation unit 160 is provided.
  • the evaluation unit 160 evaluates an intensity value 111 at a defined position X1 in the x direction perpendicular to the fiber longitudinal axis.
  • an intensity value 112 at the same position X1 in the second intensity distribution P2 is determined by the evaluation unit 160.
  • the position Xl is located at a defined distance d from the fiber edge rl of the optical waveguide.
  • the distance d can be determined either in units of the camera used, that is to say in the case of a CCD camera in pixels, ie also relative to the diameter of the fiber in the recorded image.
  • a quotient Q1 is determined which represents a measure of the temperature rise ⁇ T (T1, T2) between the two times t1 and t2.
  • the determined quotient is independent of the sensitivity of the camera used, which can vary between different splicing devices.
  • intensity values 121 and 122 are determined by the evaluation unit 160 preferably at a second position X2, which is also located at a distance d from the fiber edge r2.
  • asymmetries in the recorded intensity distribution can occur when the heated optical fiber is outside the optical axis of the imaging system.
  • a quotient Q2 (122-121) / 122 determine.
  • T (t) TS - (TS-TO) exp (-kt).
  • TS indicates the temperature, which varies in the thermal
  • TO is the temperature of the cold fiber and k represents a constant that depends on the heat transfer between the optical fiber and its surroundings.
  • the temperature difference ⁇ T (t1, t2) determined between the two defined times t1 and t2, for which the quotients Q1, Q2 or Qm are a measure is at the same time a measure of the splicing temperature TS and thus a measure of the performance of the heating unit.
  • the determined Quants Q a conclusion on the splicing temperature obtained during the heating of the optical waveguide.
  • FIG. 6 shows a possibility of determining a quotient Q3 in which only a single intensity distribution is stored in the memory unit 180 at a specific time after activation of the heating unit.
  • the maximum intensity 13 and the associated position X3, which is located approximately in the middle of the intensity profile P3, are first determined by the evaluation unit 160 from the stored intensity distribution P3.
  • the intensity Il is determined by the evaluation unit 160.
  • the distance d is defined so that the intensity value Il substantially corresponds to the intensity of the radiation emitted by the fiber cladding.
  • the distance d may either be fixed in units of the camera used, ie in pixels, or fixed relative to the diameter of the fiber in the recorded image.
  • the temperature determined at a defined time t is Tt in turn is a measure of the splicing temperature TS and thus the power of the heat source.
  • the determination of the quotient Q3 also allows conclusions to be drawn about the splicing temperature TS.
  • a current strength of the splice current of 14.5 mA corresponds to a typical value for the welding of single-mode fibers.
  • the dependence of the quotient Q on the performance of the heating unit can be clearly seen. Since the scattering of the quotients Q for a given splicing current is only slight, a compensating curve can be set by the determined quotients Q. Such a compensation curve represents a calibration function by means of which the power of the heating unit can be adapted.
  • the control unit 170 which receives the quotients Q1, Q2, Qm, Q and Q3 from the evaluation unit 160, determines a difference between these quotients and a desired value QS of the quotient.
  • a welding current can thus be determined as a function of the determined quotient Q, in order thus to adapt the power of the heating unit to the desired value of the quotient. It may be necessary to take into account additional factors affecting the relationship between the actual performance of the heating unit and the set current. For an arc discharge, for example, the actual heat output is not only a function of the set current, but also a function of air pressure, ambient temperature, and humidity.
  • one of the described methods for determining suitable quotients can also be performed several times, wherein the power of the heating unit is readjusted after each determination of one of the quotients Q1, Q2, Qm, Q or Q3 until the determined quotient coincides with the Setpoint of the quotient within a predetermined tolerance interval matches.
  • the control unit 170 activates the heating unit from the electrodes 131 and 132 with corresponding control signals.
  • the intensity values 111, 112 and 121, 122 or II, 12 and 13 are advantageous to determine the intensity values 111, 112 and 121, 122 or II, 12 and 13 not only at a specific position Z1 in the longitudinal direction of the fiber, but in one range ⁇ Z, as shown in Figure 4, around the position Zl around.
  • intensity values that are essentially generated by thermal radiation from the fiber cladding are advantageous to determine intensity values that are essentially generated by thermal radiation from the fiber cladding.
  • most 1-mode fibers which differ substantially in the composition of the fiber core, but whose shell is usually made of pure quartz glass, can be used for a calibration.
  • either the selection of fibers that can be used for the calibration is restricted, or setpoints of the quotient QS that depend on the fiber type are used.
  • the method can be used not only for a heating unit based on an arc discharge, but also for other heat sources suitable for splicing optical fibers.
  • As laser in particular CO2 laser and filament and filaments in question.
  • the method can be carried out not only at one fiber end, but also simultaneously at two fiber ends, for example the fiber ends of the optical fibers 111 and 112, which are placed symmetrically about a position at which they are later spliced.
  • the measured quotients can then be averaged between the two fiber ends, or the respective larger or smaller value for the calibration of the heating unit is used.
  • the process can be carried out simultaneously for a plurality of fibers, that is to say also be used, for example, in splicing apparatus for splicing fiber ribbons.
  • a quotient can be determined for each individual fiber. From this, both a quotient averaged over all fibers and the distribution of quotients, i. H. the
  • FIG. 2A shows an example of an embodiment of a splicing device in which thermal radiation WS is deflected both in a direction y from a receiving unit 141 and in a direction x from an upward direction. unit 142 is recorded. This is useful since most splicers are equipped with one or two receiving units so that the image of the fibers can be picked up from two different directions. In this case, quotients can be evaluated from two directions, which increases the accuracy of the calibration procedure.
  • the limitation of the heating time of the / of the optical waveguide to 100 ms to 500 ms has the advantage that a deformation of the / of the optical waveguide is substantially avoided, so that the / the optical waveguide can then be spliced together.
  • a short heating time prevents diffusion of the doping ions present in the fiber core into the surrounding glass material.
  • the value of the measured quotient does not change even if the method is carried out several times on a single fiber end with the same power of the heating unit.
  • the regulation of the performance of the heating unit with repeated measurements can thus be carried out with a single fiber end. It therefore does not have to be inserted after each measurement a newly prepared fiber end.
  • the correction value determined by the calibration for setting the splicing current of the heating unit is also used for subsequent splices.
  • the correction value is preferably in the splicer stored so that it is available after switching the device off and on. However, it is also possible to perform the described method again before each individual splicing process.
  • the method presented here has the advantage that in general only a single insertion of one or two prepared fiber ends is necessary. It is thus much faster and less expensive than other methods. Furthermore, it has the advantage that it can operate at the settings of the heating source that are also used during a common splicing process. An error-prone extrapolation of the determined calibration is thus no longer necessary. Also, since the heating time of the optical fibers can be restricted so that deformation of an optical fiber does not occur, the fiber ends can be used for a subsequent splice. Thus, the additional insertion of a prepared fiber or two prepared fibers alone is omitted for the purpose of calibration. But it is also possible to perform the calibration again before each splicing process.
  • the method according to the invention Compared with methods based on a displacement measurement of fibers during heating, the method according to the invention has the advantage that it can also be used in splicing machines in which such an offset between fibers can not be adjusted.

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Un dispositif d'épissage de fibres optiques comporte une unité de chauffage (131, 132) destinée à chauffer des extrémités de fibres optiques à épisser (111, 112). Les fibres optiques sont chauffées sur un intervalle de temps au moyen de l'unité de chauffage, les extrémités de fibres émettant un rayonnement thermique (WS). Le rayonnement thermique est détecté à deux instants différents (t1, t2) par une unité d'enregistrement (141, 142) sous forme de distributions d'intensité (P1, P2). Des quotients (Q) peuvent être détectés à partir des valeurs d'intensité des distributions d'intensité détectées, ces quotients constituant une grandeur pour la température d'épissage apparaissant lors du processus d'épissage. Le courant de soudage peut être varié par comparaison avec le quotient déterminé, en fonction d'une valeur de consigne (QS) du quotient, afin d'adapter la température d'épissage à une valeur souhaitée.
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