Title :
Characterization of optical fibers supporting OAM states using fiber bragg gratings
Author :
Wang, Lingfeng ; Ung, Bora ; Vaity, P. ; Rusch, Leslie A. ; Messaddeq, Younes ; LaRochelle, Sophie
Author_Institution :
Centre d´Opt., Photonique et Laser, Univ. Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
Abstract :
The reflectogram of a fiber grating is used to characterize vector modes of an optical fiber supporting orbital angular momentum states. All modes, with a minimal effective index separation around 10-4, are successfully measured.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; angular momentum; optical fibres; reflectivity; OAM states; fiber Bragg gratings; minimal effective index separation; optical fibers; orbital angular momentum states; reflectogram; vector modes; Fiber gratings; Indexes; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Vectors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
