Title :
Highly reflective fiber Bragg gratings written through a vinyl ether fiber coating
Author :
Espindola, R.P. ; Atkins, R.M. ; Wang, N.P. ; Simoff, D.A. ; Paczkowski, M.A. ; Windeler, R.S. ; Brownlow, D.L. ; Shenk, D.S. ; Glodis, P.A. ; Strasser, T.A. ; DeMarco, J.J. ; Chandonnet, P.J.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Lab., AT&T Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
fDate :
7/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Highly reflective fiber Bragg gratings (reflectivity >99.99%, -45 dB in transmission) have been written through a 55-μm-thick novel polymer fiber coating in a low (5 mole%) germania-doped optical fiber. The coating is based on vinyl ether chemistry using a cationic photoinitiator."
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre fabrication; organic compounds; reflectivity; 55 mum; cationic photoinitiator; germania-doped optical fiber; highly reflective fiber Bragg grating writing; polymer fiber coating; reflectivity; vinyl ether chemistry; vinyl ether fiber coating; Bragg gratings; Coatings; Fiber gratings; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical polymers; Polymer films; Protection; Reflectivity; Writing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
