Title :
Long-period fiber gratings and mode-field converters fabricated by thermodiffusion in phosphosilicate fibers
Author :
Dianov, E.M. ; Karpov, V.I. ; Kurkov, A.S. ; Grekov, M.V.
Author_Institution :
Gen. Phys. Inst., Acad. of Sci., Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
A long period fibre gratings written in phosphorous doped fibre using CO-laser exhibited a high resistance to a thermal decay. Adiabatic mode field converters fabricated in P-doped fiber by heat treatment in electric arc discharge possess high mode expansion ratio and low losses
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; heat treatment; optical fibre fabrication; phosphorus; refractive index; thermal diffusion; CO; CO-laser; P-doped fiber; adiabatic mode field converters; electric arc discharge; heat treatment; high mode expansion ratio; long-period fiber gratings; low losses; mode-field converters; optical fibre fabrication; phosphorous doped fibre; phosphosilicate fibers; thermal decay; thermodiffusion; Electric resistance; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Heat treatment; Laser beams; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Resistance heating; Thermal resistance;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732615
