Title :
Applications of highly birefringent fibre Bragg gratings
Author :
Teixeira, António ; Nogueira, Rogerio ; André, Paulo ; Lima, Mário ; Pinto, João ; Da Rocha, José
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Telecomunicacoes, Aveiro, Portugal
Abstract :
In this paper we observe the properties of the highly birefringent fibre Bragg gratings. Departing from that we observe its application in several scenarios: optical code division multiplexing, radio over fibre, optical amplifier characterization and wavelength conversion.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; birefringence; code division multiplexing; microwave photonics; optical fibre amplifiers; optical wavelength conversion; highly birefringent fibre Bragg gratings; optical amplifier characterization; optical code division multiplexing; radio over fibre; wavelength conversion; Birefringence; Bragg gratings; Costs; Fiber gratings; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical reflection; Optical sensors; Optical wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2004. Proceedings of 2004 6th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8343-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2004.1361971
