Narrow-band in-line fiber filter using surface-guided Bloch modes supported by dielectric multilayer stacks

Author

Pechstedt, R.D. ; Russell, P. St J

Author_Institution

Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK

Volume

14

Issue

6

fYear

1996

fDate

6/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1541

Lastpage

1545

Abstract

Surface-guided Bloch modes (SGBMs) confined to the interface between a dielectric multilayer stack and an external medium are highly dispersive with wavelength. This makes attractive their use in a filter configuration based on evanescent coupling between two dissimilar guides. The coupling between a fiber mode and a SGBM is modeled theoretically, predicting a narrow bandwidth for small coupling lengths

Keywords

integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical couplers; optical dispersion; optical fibre filters; optical films; optical waveguides; wavelength division multiplexing; dielectric multilayer stack; dielectric multilayer stacks; dissimilar guides; evanescent coupling; external medium; fiber mode; filter configuration; highly dispersive; integrated optics; narrow bandwidth; narrow-band in-line fiber filter; small coupling lengths; surface-guided Bloch modes; Bandwidth; Dielectrics; Dispersion; Filters; Narrowband; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical fiber couplers; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Surface waves;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.511685

Filename

511685