Title :
Control of waveguide properties in hybrid polymer-silica microstructured optical fiber gratings
Author :
Westbrook, Paul S. ; Eggleton, Benjamin J. ; Windeler, Robert S. ; Hale, Andrew ; Strasser, T.A.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We investigate the properties of Bragg gratings in hybrid polymer-silica microstructured fibers and show the ability to design waveguide and polymer properties to control fiber grating spectral characteristics, including suppression and temperature tuning of core-cladding mode coupling.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; optical fiber cladding; optical fiber losses; optical materials; optical polymers; optical tuning; silicon compounds; Bragg gratings; SiO/sub 2/; core-cladding mode coupling; fiber grating spectral characteristics; hybrid polymer-silica microstructured optical fiber gratings; microstructured optical fiber gratings; polymer properties; temperature tuning; waveguide properties; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Microstructure; Optical control; Optical fibers; Optical polymers; Optical waveguides; Resonance; Silicon compounds; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868544
