Title :
Physics of electrically switched fiber Bragg gratings
Author :
Yu, Zhangwei ; Margulis, W. ; Fonjallaz, P.-Y. ; Tarasenko, O.
Author_Institution :
Joint Res. Centre of Photonics of the R. Inst. of Technol. (Sweden), Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou
Abstract :
The physics of electrically switched FBGs was studied in fibers with internal electrodes. Wavelength shifts due to mechanical effects (nanoseconds) and heat (milliseconds) depend quadratically on the electrical pulse voltage and linearly on pulse duration.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; electro-optical switches; holey fibres; thermo-optical effects; FBG; electrical pulse voltage; electrically switched fiber Bragg gratings; internal electrodes; mechanical effects; thermal effects; two-hole fiber; wavelength shifting; Bragg gratings; Electrodes; Fiber gratings; Optical fiber polarization; Optical reflection; Photonics; Physics; Pulsed power supplies; Switches; Voltage; (060.3735) Fiber Bragg gratings; (060.4005) Microstructured fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
