Title :
Characterization of the growths of UV-induced birefringence in effective mode index and index modulation in fiber Bragg gratings
Author :
Lu, Ping ; Waddy, David S. ; Mihailov, Stephen J. ; Ding, Huimin
Author_Institution :
Opt. Commun. & Electrophotonics Sect., Commun. Res. Centre Canada, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
The ultraviolet-induced polarization-mode dispersion and polarization-dependent loss of fiber Bragg gratings in single-mode fibers (SMF-28) are characterized in a real-time and in situ fashion during grating inscription. For the first time, the growths in birefringence of both the effective mode index and the index modulation are presented.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; birefringence; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical modulation; ultraviolet radiation effects; UV-induced birefringence; effective mode index; fiber Bragg gratings; grating inscription; in situ fiber characterization; index modulation; polarization-dependent loss; polarization-mode dispersion; real-time fiber characterization; single-mode fibers; Birefringence; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Page description languages; Writing; Birefringence; fiber Bragg grating (FBG); polarization-dependent loss (PDL); polarization-mode dispersion (PMD);
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2005.857980
