Title :
Electric arc-induced long-period gratings in Ge-free air-silica microstructure fibres
Author :
Humbert, G. ; Malki, A. ; Février, S. ; Roy, P. ; Pagnoux, D.
Author_Institution :
Lab. d´´Electronique Micro-electronique et Instrum., Rouen Univ., Mont Saint Aignan, France
fDate :
2/20/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The first inscription of long-period gratings in a Ge-free air-silica microstructure fibre with rejection bands situated in the telecom wavelength range is reported. The gratings are realised by using the electric arc technique. Rejected bands with high isolation and very low thermal sensitivity have been obtained.
Keywords :
arcs (electric); diffraction gratings; optical communication equipment; optical fibre fabrication; Ge-free air-silica microstructure fibres; SiO2; electric arc technique; electric arc-induced gratings; fabrication; long-period gratings; rejection bands; telecom wavelength range;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20030271
