Photopolymer holographic grating for a high-resolution tunable demultiplexer

Author

Chung, Seunghwan ; Han, Seunghoon ; Kim, Taesu ; Lee, Byoungho

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. Eng., Seoul Nat. Univ., South Korea

Volume

17

Issue

3

fYear

2005

fDate

3/1/2005 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

597

Lastpage

599

Abstract

A simple and powerful tuning method for a wavelength-division demultiplexer, based on photopolymer holographic grating is proposed. The device was designed to finely tune the transmission wavelengths of the demultiplexer linearly (or arbitrarily) and to obtain various transmission wavelengths depending on the applied strain. This represents the first use of strain for changing the wavelength response of a demultiplexer. The fabrication of the device is a simple process, and has the potential for use as a tunable demultiplexer.

Keywords

demultiplexing equipment; holographic gratings; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical polymers; optical tuning; wavelength division multiplexing; device design; device fabrication; high-resolution demultiplexer; holographic grating; photopolymer; powerful tuning method; strain; transmission wavelengths; tunable demultiplexer; wavelength response; wavelength-division demultiplexer; Bragg gratings; Capacitive sensors; Diffraction gratings; Holographic optical components; Holography; Laser tuning; Optical coupling; Optical diffraction; Optical interferometry; Polymers; Demultiplexer; holographic grating; photopolymer; volume diffraction;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2004.842387

Filename

1396026