Abstract: A microstructured multicore optical fibre (MMOF) includes a cladding in which a plurality of basic cells are formed that run along the MMOF. Each of the basic cells includes a core, and at least one of the basic cells is surrounded by a plurality of longitudinal areas that run parallel to the core along the MMOF and are arranged in a hexagonal arrangement around the core. The longitudinal areas are spaced by a lattice constant ?. Sides of the hexagon can be shared with adjacent basic cells.

Abstract: A microstructured multicore optical fibre (MMOF) includes a cladding in which a plurality of basic cells are formed that run along the MMOF. Each of the basic cells includes a core, and at least one of the basic cells is surrounded by a plurality of longitudinal areas that run parallel to the core along the MMOF and are arranged in a hexagonal arrangement around the core. The longitudinal areas are spaced by a lattice constant ?. Sides of the hexagon can be shared with adjacent basic cells.

Abstract: Microstructured multicore optical fibre with a microstructure area, in which, at least two basic cells are embedded, where each of them contains a core, preferably made of glass, specifically including doped silica glass or polymer, together with the surrounding it longitudinal areas with lower refraction index vs. that of the cladding, which areas may adopt the shape of holes, filled with gas, in particular with the air or a fluid or a polymer or spaces of another glass with doping allowing to reduce refractive index (further referred to as holes), embedded in a matrix of glass, in particular of silica glass or polymer. The refraction index of the holes is decreased vs. that of the matrix of glass, in particular of silica glass or polymer. The basic cell is characterised by the diameter of D2 core, the diameter of D3 core and the distance between adjacent holes, corresponding to lattice constant A.

Abstract: A waveguide interferometer includes a multicore fiber used a multicore waveguide, where the multicore waveguide includes a coupler section formed by tapering a portion of the multicore waveguide so that one core though which a light source is fed is optically coupled to another core that is terminated differently that the core into which the source signal is provided. The terminations respond differently upon being exposed to an environmental condition or substance, and the difference in response to the environmental condition or substance results in a shift in interference of the light reflected back through the multicore waveguide, which is detected with a detector on the same side of the multicore waveguide as the light source.

Abstract: A waveguide interferometer includes a multicore fiber used a multicore waveguide, where the multicore waveguide includes a coupler section formed by tapering a portion of the multicore waveguide so that one core though which a light source is fed is optically coupled to another core that is terminated differently that the core into which the source signal is provided. The terminations respond differently upon being exposed to an environmental condition or substance, and the difference in response to the environmental condition or substance results in a shift in interference of the light reflected back through the multicore waveguide, which is detected with a detector on the same side of the multicore waveguide as the light source.

Abstract: A device for selectively increasing higher-order mode losses comprises an optical fiber taper executed on a multi-mode fiber of a selected wavelength, and the fiber taper has separated regions, i.e. non-tapered fiber regions which have a first diameter equal to that of the main fiber. The tapered regions can also include transition regions in which the fiber diameter is reduced/increased, respectively, and a taper waist region which has a reduced diameter, where the taper level ratio between the regular diameter and the narrowed diameter is at least 20%, and the length of the transition regions are at least 0.5 mm on one side and may be zero on the other side, and the length of the taper waist with the narrower diameter is at least 0.5 mm. Furthermore, the taper area is coated with a filtering substance with attenuating properties between the tapered section and the cladding.

Abstract: Microstructured optical fibre with selectively enlarged spaces of reduced refraction index, especially for the generation of non-linear effects and stress measurements with a ring configuration of spaces, located around a cladded core, where the spaces demonstrate cross-section shape close to circle and decreased diffraction index, especially for the generation of non-linear effects and stress measurements, made of glass, preferably of silica glass or polymer and are located in nodes of hexagonal lattice with distances between the lattice nodes equal to the lattice constant, in which, around a single-mode core, there are, at least two rings with spaces of decreased diffraction index, filled with gas or fluid or a polymer, where the diameter of every-second space with decreased diffraction index in, at least, one ring, is enlarged to be lower from the double lattice constant, while the diameters D of all the enlarged spaces with decreased diffraction index are similar in size and the diameters d of non enlarge

Abstract: Microstructured multicore optical fibre with a microstructure area, in which, at least two basic cells are embedded, where each of them contains a core, preferably made of glass, specifically including doped silica glass or polymer, together with the surrounding it longitudinal areas with lower refraction index vs. that of the cladding, which areas may adopt the shape of holes, filled with gas, in particular with the air or a fluid or a polymer or spaces of another glass with doping allowing to reduce refractive index (further referred to as holes), embedded in a matrix of glass, in particular of silica glass or polymer. The refraction index of the holes is decreased vs. that of the matrix of glass, in particular of silica glass or polymer. The basic cell is characterised by the diameter of D2 core, the diameter of D3 core and the distance between adjacent holes, corresponding to lattice constant A.

Abstract: A method of connecting optical fibers coated with conductive layer, preferably metalized, with metal elements, comprising the following stages: 1. preparing the electrolyte, 2. clearing the optical fiber surface and clearing the electrodes, 3. placing the optical fiber and the metal sensor element in the electrolyzer, 4. enabling flow of electricity, 5. cleaning the elements—the optical fiber element bonded to the metal element.

Abstract: Fibre coupler for creation of optical fibre-containing interferometers (sensors), with at least two parallel optical fibres placed in an enclosure characterized in that each of the optical fibres consists of at least three alternately placed light-conductive sections with different coatings, at least one (1) of which has a melting point above 200° C., and the two corresponding sections (2) with coating other than with a melting point above 200° C. are coupled using any known method. Interferometer containing above described fibre couplers, where the fibre couplers are interconnected by at least two optical fibre sections (8, 9) with a high temperature-resistant coating.