Title :
Optical network analyzer applied for fiber Bragg grating characterization
Author :
Sandel, David ; Noé, Reinhold
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Opt. Commun. & High-Frequency Eng., Paderborn Univ., Germany
Abstract :
The complete reflectivity Jones matrix of a grating is measured interferometrically. Required polarization transformers need not be accurate, just reproducible, because redundant measurements yield orthogonal polarization pairs. Applications include improvement of fiber Bragg grating fabrication
Keywords :
optical fibre fabrication; complete reflectivity Jones matrix; fiber Bragg grating characterization; fiber Bragg grating fabrication; interferometrically; just reproducible; light interferometry; optical fibre testing; optical network analyzer; orthogonal polarization pairs; polarization transformers; redundant measurements; wavemeters;
Conference_Titel :
Integrated Optics and Optical Fibre Communications, 11th International Conference on, and 23rd European Conference on Optical Communications (Conf. Publ. No.: 448)
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-697-0
DOI :
10.1049/cp:19971520
