Title :
Tunable loss filter based on metal coated long period grating
Author :
Costantini, D.M. ; Limberger, H.G. ; Salathe, R.P. ; Muller, C.A.P. ; Vasiliev, S.A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Opt., Fed.. Inst. of Technol., Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
A tunable loss filter based on a long-period fiber grating and a Ti-Pt coating is presented. Electrical wavelength tuning of 11 nm with an efficiency of 16.4 nm/W and modulation with 2 s rise time were achieved
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; metallic thin films; optical communication equipment; optical fibre filters; optical fibre losses; optical films; optical tuning; platinum; titanium; 2 s; Ti-Pt; Ti-Pt coating; electrical wavelength tuning; metal coated long period grating; rise time; tunable loss filter; Coatings; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber gratings; Heating; Laser tuning; Optical fiber filters; Optical fibers; Platinum; Resonance; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732612
