Field distributions inside fiber gratings

Author

Muriel, Miguel A. ; Carballar, Alejandro ; Azaña, José

Author_Institution

ETSI Telecomunicacion, Univ. Politecnica de Madrid, Spain

Volume

35

Issue

4

fYear

1999

fDate

4/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

548

Lastpage

558

Abstract

We have developed a technique to calculate the electric field distributions of a light wave propagating through a fiber grating (FG). The technique is based on a transfer matrix method developed for electric field calculations in multilayer thin films. We apply this method to several FG structures of practical interest in optical fiber networks based on wavelength-division multiplexing. Two-dimensional plots of the average internal power versus the distance along the grating axis and light frequency are presented. This representation allows a better understanding of the macroscopic behavior of these structures

Keywords

diffraction gratings; electric field measurement; optical fibre networks; optical fibre testing; optical multilayers; wavelength division multiplexing; average internal power; electric field calculations; electric field distributions; fiber gratings; field distributions; grating axis; light frequency; light wave propagation; macroscopic behavior; multilayer thin films; optical fiber networks; transfer matrix method; two-dimensional plots; wavelength-division multiplexing; Chirp; Fiber gratings; Frequency; Nonhomogeneous media; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fiber theory; Refractive index; Sampling methods;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9197

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/3.753659

Filename

753659