• DocumentCode
    1883490
  • Title

    Tunable birefringent phase-shift induced in fiber Bragg grating by a shape memory alloy ferrule

  • Author

    Fraser, Alex ; Bernier, Martin ; Weynant, Éric ; Vallée, Réal

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Opt. & Photonics, Univ. Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    20-24 Sept. 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present a new method to induce low loss tunable birefringent phase shifts in fiber Bragg grating by applying mechanical stresses at precise locations along the FBG with a specially designed shape memory alloy ferrule.
  • Keywords
    Bragg gratings; birefringence; optical fibres; shape memory effects; fiber bragg grating; mechanical stresses; shape memory alloy ferrule; tunable birefringent phase shift; Birefringence; Bragg gratings; Compressive stress; Distributed feedback devices; Fiber gratings; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Shape memory alloys; Tunable circuits and devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Vienna
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5096-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5287113
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1883490