Title :
Profile-controlled long-period fiber gratings based on periodic microbends
Author :
In Kag Awang ; Seek Hyun Yun ; Gentzsch, E. ; Byoung Yoon Kim
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Korea Adv. Inst. of Sci. & Technol., Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
We demonstrate a high-performance long-period grating based on arc-induced microbends. Filter profile control is realized by simple apodization technique.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical communication equipment; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre filters; waveguide discontinuities; apodization technique; arc-induced microbends; filter profile control; periodic microbends; profile-controlled long-period fiber gratings; Bandwidth; Couplings; Fiber gratings; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber filters; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Physics; Stress; Temperature measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.766031
