Title :
Production of in-fibre gratings using a diffractive optical element
Author :
Anderson, D.Z. ; Mizrahi, V. ; Erdogan, T. ; White, A.E.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
fDate :
3/18/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A transmission phase grating was used to write a 94% reflectivity in-fibre index grating in a photosensitive optical fibre with a single UV laser beam at 242 nm. This method offers the possibility of high-volume production of in-fibre gratings.
Keywords :
holographic gratings; laser beam applications; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibres; 242 nm; UV laser beam; diffractive optical element; high-volume production; in-fibre gratings; photosensitive optical fibre; spatial modulation; transmission phase grating;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19930379
