Title :
A simple method for fabricating high-birefringence nonlinearly chirped Bragg grating as a PMD compensator
Author :
Muguang Wang ; Tangjun Li ; Shuisheng Jian
Author_Institution :
Light-wave Technol. Inst., Northern Jiaotong Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
We proposed a simple method for fabricating high-birefringence nonlinearly chirped fiber Bragg grating by writing into a high-birefringence photosensitive tapered fiber through a linearly chirped phase mask. Its performance as PMD compensator is demonstrated experimentally.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; birefringence; compensation; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre polarisation; phase shifting masks; PMD compensator; high-birefringence nonlinearly chirped Bragg grating fabrication; linearly chirped phase mask; photosensitive tapered fiber; Bit rate; Bragg gratings; Capacitive sensors; Chirp; Etching; Fiber gratings; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber polarization; Optical reflection; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Holey Fibers and Photonic Crystals/Polarization Mode Dispersion/Photonics Time/Frequency Measurement and Control, 2003 Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7982-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2003.1224318
