Title :
Characterisation of Bragg gratings in fibres with the heat-scan technique
Author :
Sandgren, S. ; Sahlgren, B. ; Asseh, A. ; Margulis, W. ; Laurell, F. ; Stubbe, R. ; Lidgard, A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt. Res., Stockholm, Sweden
fDate :
4/13/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Chirped Bragg gratings in fibres have been characterised and mapped by scanning a heating element along the fibre. The chirp of three gratings was found to be linear, and a standard deviation as small as 6.6 pm has been measured
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical fibres; optical variables measurement; Bragg gratings; characterisation technique; chirped gratings; gratings in fibre; heating element;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19950428
