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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Optical MEMS and Nanophotonics (OMN), 2014 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Glasgow
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9928-4140-9
DOI :
10.1109/OMN.2014.6924578