Title :
Fiber Bragg grating Fabry-Perot interferometer for a precise measurement of the UV-induced index change
Author :
Johlen, Dietmar ; Renner, Hagen ; Ewald, Andreas ; Brinkmeyer, Ernst
Author_Institution :
Tech. Univ. Hamburg-Harburg, Germany
Abstract :
A measurement technique based on using a Bragg-grating Fabry-Perot interferometer is presented to determine UV-induced index changes in silica fibers. This method yields in contrast to the standard Bragg-wavelength shift technique accurate and unambiguous results
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; Fabry-Perot interferometers; measurement errors; optical fibre testing; refractive index measurement; UV-induced index change; UV-induced index changes; fiber Bragg grating Fabry-Perot interferometer; measurement technique; precise measurement; refractometry; standard Bragg-wavelength shift technique; Bragg gratings; Fabry-Perot interferometers; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Monitoring; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical waveguides; Resonance; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732613
