Title :
External refractive index insensitive air-clad long period fibre grating
Author :
Espindola, R.P. ; Windeler, R.S. ; Abramov, A.A. ; Eggleton, B.J. ; Strasser, T.A. ; DiGiovanni, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Bell Labs., Lucent Technol., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
fDate :
2/18/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The first demonstration of long period gratings (LPGs) written in a novel air-clad fibre is reported. In contrast to conventional LPGs, this type of LPG is insensitive to the external refractive index
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; air-clad fibre; external refractive index; long period fibre grating;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19990160
