Title :
Temperature-sensitive long-period fiber gratings for wideband tunable filters
Author :
Abramov, A.A. ; Hale, A. ; Windeler, R.S. ; Strasser, T.A.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol., Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We present a new type of long-period fiber gratings with enhanced temperature sensitivity of 80 nm/100/spl deg/C via the use of specially designed polymer. New structures are presented, which should enable tunable filters for communications systems.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical fibre filters; optical polymers; optical tuning; communication system; long period fiber grating; polymer; temperature sensitivity; tunable filter; Broadband amplifiers; Fiber gratings; Filters; Glass; Optical fiber communication; Optical polymers; Refractive index; Temperature dependence; Temperature sensors; Wideband;
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.1999.768089
