Title :
Direct Bragg grating writing in a hybrid PDMS/silica photonic crystal fiber
Author :
Kakarantzas, G. ; Diez, A. ; Cruz, J.L. ; Markos, C. ; Andrés, M.V. ; Vlachos, K.
Author_Institution :
Theor. & Phys. Chem. Inst., Nat. Hellenic Res. Found., Athens, Greece
Abstract :
Here we present the first example of a Bragg grating directly written using UV light on the PDMS inclusions of a conventional silica PCF. In our experiments, we used an Endlessly Single Mode PCF (ESM-12-02, Crystal Fibre) with a core diameter of about 12 μm in which the air holes with diameter 3.5 μm are arranged in a hexagonal pattern with a pitch of 7.7 μm.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; holey fibres; optical polymers; photonic crystals; silicon compounds; PDMS inclusions; SiO2; UV light; air hole diameter; direct Bragg grating writing; endlessly single mode photonic crystal fiber; fibre core diameter; hexagonal pattern; hybrid PDMS-silica photonic crystal fiber; size 3.5 mum; size 7.7 mum; Films;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5942824
