Title :
Thermally stable gratings in optical fibers without temperature annealing
Author :
Salik, E. ; Starodubov, D.S. ; Grubsky, V. ; Feinberg, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
Uniform UV light exposure of a fiber substantially increases the thermal stability of its Bragg grating. Both grating writing and thermal stabilization can now be performed without stripping the fiber coating.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; optical fibre fabrication; thermal stability; Bragg grating; fiber coating; grating writing; optical fiber gratings; temperature annealing; thermal stability; thermal stabilization; thermally stable gratings; uniform UV light exposure; Annealing; Bragg gratings; Fabrication; Fiber gratings; Glass; Ionization; Optical fibers; Physics; Temperature; Thermal stability;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.768062
