Title :
Long-period fiber grating by electrical discharge
Author :
Godbout, Nicolas ; Daxhelet, Xavier ; Maurier, Alban ; Lacroix, Suzanne
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Genie Phys., Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Que., Canada
Abstract :
Long-period gratings were manufactured by applying step by step an electric discharge through a standard telecommunication fibre. The induced perturbation was so large that less than 20 steps are necessary to obtain a coupling length
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; discharges (electric); optical fibre couplers; optical fibre fabrication; coupling length; electric discharge; electrical discharge; induced perturbation; long-period fiber grating; standard telecommunication fibre; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Filtering; Filters; Interference; Manufacturing; Refractive index; Silicon compounds; Telecommunication standards; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732616
