Title :
Mechanically induced long period gratings in ZBLAN fibers
Author :
Lu, Hsin-yu ; Adams, Rhys ; Saad, Mohammed ; Orsini, Patrick ; Burga, Ruben ; Chen, Lawrence R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We report the first demonstration of a long period grating in single mode ZBLAN fibers. The grating structure is mechanically induced by pressing a threaded rod onto a section of the fiber. A notch filter response is observed both near 1365 nm and 1525 nm. The advantages of the approach include tunability, repeatability and erasability.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; barium compounds; diffraction gratings; fluoride glasses; lanthanum compounds; notch filters; optical fibre fabrication; optical filters; optical glass; sodium compounds; zirconium compounds; ZBLAN; mechanically induced long period gratings; notch filter; single mode ZBLAN fiber; threaded rod; wavelength 1365 nm; wavelength 1525 nm; Fiber gratings; Gratings; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optimized production technology; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Sensors; Steel;
Conference_Titel :
Information Photonics (IP), 2011 ICO International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Ottawa, ON
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-315-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICO-IP.2011.5953784
