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
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