Title :
Fiber identification technique based on mechanically induced long-period grating for bending-loss insensitive fibers
Author :
Matsui, Takashi ; Nakajima, Kazuhide ; Shiraki, Kazuyuki ; Kurashima, Toshio ; Shimizu, Masatoshi
Author_Institution :
NTT Access Network Service Syst. Labs., Tsukuba
Abstract :
New fiber identification technique is proposed that is based on mechanically induced long-period grating (M-LPG). The technique enables us to identify hole-assisted fiber with extremely low bending-loss by detecting leaky higher-order mode induced by M-LPG.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical fibre losses; optical fibres; bending-loss insensitive fibers; fiber identification technique; hole-assisted fiber identification; mechanically induced long-period grating; Detectors; Fiber gratings; Image converters; Joining processes; Laboratories; Leak detection; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Optical fibers; Optical frequency conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610492
