Title :
Optical properties and reliability of recoated long-period fiber gratings for EDFA gain flattening
Author :
Jang, Joo-Nyung ; Kim, Min-Sung ; Rhee, Tae-Hyung ; Kwack, Kyung-Ho
Author_Institution :
Opt. Commun. R&D Group, Samsung Electron. Co., Japan
Abstract :
Coupling behavior of long-period fiber gratings (LPG) is very sensitive to ambient condition and bending. We used a UV-curable polymer with suitable refractive index and measured optical properties of recoated LPG. We applied it to filter design for EDFA gain flattening
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre fabrication; optical films; optical polymers; refractive index; reliability; EDFA gain flattening; UV-curable polymer; ambient condition; bending; filter design; measured optical properties; optical properties; recoated LPG; recoated long-period fiber grating; refractive index; reliability; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fiber gratings; Humidity; Optical distortion; Optical filters; Optical polymers; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Refractive index; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1998. LEOS '98. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4947-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1998.737829
