Title :
Dispersion of optical fibers with far off-resonance gratings
Author :
Sipe, J.E. ; De Sterke, C. Martijn
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada
fDate :
12/1/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We derive analytic expressions for the quadratic and cubic dispersion of optical fiber Bragg gratings, at frequencies far from the Bragg condition, where the usual coupled-mode theory (CMT) fails. We use these to design fibers that have no quadratic dispersion at a particular wavelength, but find that the cubic dispersion then increases. We also show that it is possible to design a fiber link with vanishing average quadratic and cubic dispersion by combining a length of standard fiber and a length of dispersion compensating fiber with an off-resonance grating
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre theory; optical links; Bragg condition; coupled-mode theory; cubic dispersion; dispersion; dispersion compensating fiber; far off-resonance gratings; fiber link design; off-resonance grating; optical fiber Bragg gratings; optical fiber design; optical fiber dispersion; optical fiber theory; optical fibers; quadratic dispersion; standard fiber; Bragg gratings; Failure analysis; Fiber gratings; Frequency; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber theory; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical reflection;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
