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Thorlabs grin fiber
Setup and beam characteristics of the fiber-optic ferrule. (a) Front view of the ferrule showing the two fiber channels: the upper circle corresponds to the single-mode <t>fiber</t> <t>(SMF-28),</t> and the lower circle to the <t>GRIN</t> fiber probe. (b) Schematic illustration of light propagation in the two fiber channels and resulting mode field diameters (MFD, 2 ω 0 ) at the ferrule tip. (c) 3D CAD rendering of beam propagation for both imaging modes in the distal rectoscope tip [HD, high-detail mode (orange); ER, extended-range mode (blue)]. The actual beam profiles in the focal region are shown in panels (d) and (e). (d) 2D beam profile with measured MFDs at multiple axial positions ( Z ) around the waist after the scan lens. (e) 3D geometry of the two beam waists through the fully assembled distal tip.
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Article Title: Dual-resolution megahertz optical coherence tomography prototype rectoscope for enhanced visualization of colorectal microstructures

Journal: Journal of Biomedical Optics

doi: 10.1117/1.JBO.31.4.046002

Setup and beam characteristics of the fiber-optic ferrule. (a) Front view of the ferrule showing the two fiber channels: the upper circle corresponds to the single-mode fiber (SMF-28), and the lower circle to the GRIN fiber probe. (b) Schematic illustration of light propagation in the two fiber channels and resulting mode field diameters (MFD, 2 ω 0 ) at the ferrule tip. (c) 3D CAD rendering of beam propagation for both imaging modes in the distal rectoscope tip [HD, high-detail mode (orange); ER, extended-range mode (blue)]. The actual beam profiles in the focal region are shown in panels (d) and (e). (d) 2D beam profile with measured MFDs at multiple axial positions ( Z ) around the waist after the scan lens. (e) 3D geometry of the two beam waists through the fully assembled distal tip.
Figure Legend Snippet: Setup and beam characteristics of the fiber-optic ferrule. (a) Front view of the ferrule showing the two fiber channels: the upper circle corresponds to the single-mode fiber (SMF-28), and the lower circle to the GRIN fiber probe. (b) Schematic illustration of light propagation in the two fiber channels and resulting mode field diameters (MFD, 2 ω 0 ) at the ferrule tip. (c) 3D CAD rendering of beam propagation for both imaging modes in the distal rectoscope tip [HD, high-detail mode (orange); ER, extended-range mode (blue)]. The actual beam profiles in the focal region are shown in panels (d) and (e). (d) 2D beam profile with measured MFDs at multiple axial positions ( Z ) around the waist after the scan lens. (e) 3D geometry of the two beam waists through the fully assembled distal tip.

Techniques Used: Imaging

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Article Snippet: .. The 0.87-mm GRIN fiber and 0.185-mm NCF (FG105LCA, Thorlabs, USA) were cleaved under a stereo microscope for high precision cleaving. .. The output beam profile of the probe was measured by a scanning slit beam analyzer (BP209-IR/M, Thorlabs, USA), and a 1310-nm continuous wave (CW) light source (S1FC1310, Thorlabs, USA) was used.

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Article Title: Real-time multispeckle spectral-temporal measurement unveils the complexity of spatiotemporal solitons
Article Snippet: Supplementary Table 1: Estimated numbers of modes of the fibers used in the multimode fiber laser Fiber Model number Core NA Core radius/m V number Mode no.* Lead fiber 1 Nufern LMA-GDF15/130 0.08/0.46NA 0.08 7.5 3.5 6† Lead fiber 2 Nufern LMA-GDF15/130 0.08/0.46NA 0.08 7.5 3.5 6† Gain fiber Nufern LMA-YDF15/130-VIII 0.08 7.5 3.5 6† GRIN fiber Thorlabs GIF625 0.275 31.25 51.0 650‡ *Counting the polarization; †Mode no. ≈ V2/2; ‡Mode no. ≈ V2/4 Pump SPC Gain Fiber GRIN Fiber Col λ/2 λ/4 λ/2 λ/4 FISO Offset Splicing Col BS L1 L2 Col Col Col BS BS M OC PD1 PD2 SMF XYZ scan ODL 1.6 3.4 1.5 3.3 2.2 2.8 3.2 2.5 1.9 2.7 0 1 SG1 SG2 SG3 Lead Fiber 1 Lead Fiber 2 The beam size of the extracted laser is enlarged by a 5× magnification telescope composed of lenses L1 and L2 (30 mm and 150 mm focal lengths, respectively).

Article Title: Real-time multispeckle spectral-temporal measurement unveils the complexity of spatiotemporal solitons
Article Snippet: Table R2 Estimated numbers of modes of the fibers used in the multimode fiber laser Fiber Model number Core NA Core radius/μm V number Mode no.* Lead fiber 1 Nufern LMA-GDF15/130 0.08/0.46NA 0.08 7.5 3.5 6† Lead fiber 2 Nufern LMA-GDF15/130 0.08/0.46NA 0.08 7.5 3.5 6† Gain fiber Nufern LMA-YDF15/130-VIII 0.08 7.5 3.5 6† GRIN fiber Thorlabs GIF625 0.275 31.25 51.0 650‡ *Counting the polarization; †Mode no. ≈ V2/2; ‡Mode no. ≈ V2/4 As discussed in Supplementary Information 9, for a moderate calculation time, only 10 transverse modes coexisted in the laser cavity are considered in our numerical studies without loss of generality.



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Setup and beam characteristics of the fiber-optic ferrule. (a) Front view of the ferrule showing the two fiber channels: the upper circle corresponds to the single-mode fiber (SMF-28), and the lower circle to the GRIN fiber probe. (b) Schematic illustration of light propagation in the two fiber channels and resulting mode field diameters (MFD, 2 ω 0 ) at the ferrule tip. (c) 3D CAD rendering of beam propagation for both imaging modes in the distal rectoscope tip [HD, high-detail mode (orange); ER, extended-range mode (blue)]. The actual beam profiles in the focal region are shown in panels (d) and (e). (d) 2D beam profile with measured MFDs at multiple axial positions ( Z ) around the waist after the scan lens. (e) 3D geometry of the two beam waists through the fully assembled distal tip.

Journal: Journal of Biomedical Optics

Article Title: Dual-resolution megahertz optical coherence tomography prototype rectoscope for enhanced visualization of colorectal microstructures

doi: 10.1117/1.JBO.31.4.046002

Figure Lengend Snippet: Setup and beam characteristics of the fiber-optic ferrule. (a) Front view of the ferrule showing the two fiber channels: the upper circle corresponds to the single-mode fiber (SMF-28), and the lower circle to the GRIN fiber probe. (b) Schematic illustration of light propagation in the two fiber channels and resulting mode field diameters (MFD, 2 ω 0 ) at the ferrule tip. (c) 3D CAD rendering of beam propagation for both imaging modes in the distal rectoscope tip [HD, high-detail mode (orange); ER, extended-range mode (blue)]. The actual beam profiles in the focal region are shown in panels (d) and (e). (d) 2D beam profile with measured MFDs at multiple axial positions ( Z ) around the waist after the scan lens. (e) 3D geometry of the two beam waists through the fully assembled distal tip.

Article Snippet: The coreless fiber (FG125LA, Thorlabs Inc., USA) is used as a spacer between the SMF (SMF–28e+, Corning Inc., USA) and GRIN fiber (GIF625, Thorlabs Inc., USA).

Techniques: Imaging