Title :
Highly tunable Bragg gratings in single-mode polymer optical fibers
Author :
Xiong, Z. ; Peng, G.D. ; Wu, B. ; Chu, P.L.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. Eng., New South Wales Univ., Kensington, NSW, Australia
fDate :
3/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A Bragg grating in a single-mode polymer optical fiber (POF) has been created. The novel grating has a length of 1 cm with a reflectivity of 80% and a linewidth of about 0.5 nm. The wavelength tunability of the POF grating by stretching was investigated and a wavelength tunable range of 20 nm has been achieved. Based on the properties of the polymer, we believe that this kind of grating has a wavelength tuning potential of more than 100 nm.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; optical fibre fabrication; optical polymers; optical tuning; polymer fibres; reflectivity; 1 cm; Bragg grating; fabrication; highly tunable Bragg gratings; linewidth; polymer optical fiber; reflectivity; single-mode polymer optical fibers; stretching; wavelength tunability; wavelength tunable range; wavelength tuning potential; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Glass; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical polymers; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Preforms;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
