DocumentCode
121329
Title
Characterisation of a double tilted fiber Bragg grating using an electrowetting platform
Author
Blue, Robert ; Dudus, Anna ; Konstantaki, M. ; Pissadakis, Stavros ; Uttamchandani, Deepak
Author_Institution
Dept. E. E. E., Univ. of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
fYear
2014
fDate
17-21 Aug. 2014
Firstpage
173
Lastpage
174
Abstract
We report a method of characterization and modification of the optical transmission properties of a double tilted Bragg grating structure by using a micro droplet translated on an electrowetting-on-dielectric platform. The droplet makes contact with the fiber cladding in the zone between the two gratings in the fiber. The change in optical transmission spectrum with droplet position was experimentally measured, and results are presented and discussed.
Keywords
Bragg gratings; drops; optical fibre dispersion; wetting; double tilted fiber Bragg grating; droplet position; electrowetting-on-dielectric platform; fiber cladding; microdroplet; optical transmission properties; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location
Glasgow
ISSN
2160-5033
Print_ISBN
978-0-9928-4140-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OMN.2014.6924578
Filename
6924578
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