Title :
Apodized fiber Bragg gratings for terahertz applications
Author :
Shu Fan Zhou ; Reekie, L. ; Hau Ping Chan ; Kwai Man Luk ; Yuk Tak Chow
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., City Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Abstract :
We report on an apodization scheme for terahertz fiber Bragg gratings. The grating consists of only 90 ablated notches on two opposite sides of a subwavelength polymer fiber. Side-lobe suppression of 14 dB was experimentally achieved.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; optical fibres; optical polymers; ablated notches; apodized fiber Bragg gratings; side-lobe suppression; subwavelength polymer fiber; terahertz applications; Fiber gratings; Gratings; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Polymers;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2013 38th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Mainz
DOI :
10.1109/IRMMW-THz.2013.6665903
