• DocumentCode
    411835
  • Title

    Ultra-sensitive long period fiber gratings for broadband modulators and sensors

  • Author

    Wang, Zhiyong ; Hale, Artum ; Ramachandran, Siddharth

  • Author_Institution
    OFS Lab., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    6-6 June 2003
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate long-period gratings whose attenuation can be changed by 25 dB in a 48-nm spectral band, with ambient index changes of only 2.7/spl times/10/sup -4/. This is achieved by inducing coupling to ultra sensitive cladding modes in engineered fiber waveguides.
  • Keywords
    diffraction gratings; electro-optical modulation; fibre optic sensors; optical fibre cladding; 25 dB; ambient index change; broadband modulators; broadband sensors; cladding modes; engineered fiber waveguide; spectral band; ultra-sensitive long period fiber gratings; Attenuation; Bandwidth; Electrooptic devices; Etching; Fiber gratings; Frequency conversion; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber sensors; Resonance; Silicon compounds;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-748-2
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1297982