Title :
Investigating micro-bend sensitivity of a Large-Mode-Area Bragg fiber
Author :
Baskiotis, Catherine ; Jaouën, Yves ; Gabet, Renaud ; Molin, Denis ; Sillard, Pierre ; Bouwmans, Géraud ; Quiquempois, Yves ; Douay, Marc
Author_Institution :
PhLAM, Univ. de Lille 1, Villeneuve-d´´Ascq, France
Abstract :
Phase-sensitive optical low coherence reflectometry technique is used to characterize the mode couplings induced by micro-bends in a large-mode-area Bragg fiber made with PCVD. Single-point and multipoint lateral pressures have been investigated.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; bending; optical fibre couplers; PCVD; large-mode-area Bragg fiber; microbend sensitivity; mode couplings; multipoint lateral pressures; phase-sensitive optical low coherence reflectometry; single-point lateral pressures; Cameras; Coherence; Indium gallium arsenide; Loss measurement; Optical coupling; Optical sensors; Propagation constant; Propagation losses; Reflectometry; Telecommunications;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
