Title :
OLCR characterization of long period grating induced cladding modes
Author :
Varelas, D. ; Iocco, A. ; Limberger, H.G. ; Salathe, R.P. ; Vasiliev, S.A. ; Dianov, E.M. ; Medvedkov, O.I. ; Protopopov, V.N.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Opt., Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
The group index of well-defined cladding modes has been characterized for the first time to our knowledge by optical low-coherence reflectometry (OLCR) with a precision <10/sup -4/. Very good agreement between theoretical and experimental results has been obtained.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; light coherence; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre communication; optical fibre testing; reflectometry; OLCR characterization; group index; long period grating induced cladding modes; measurement precision; optical low-coherence reflectometry; well-defined cladding modes; Fiber gratings; Helium; Light emitting diodes; Optical devices; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical harmonic generation; Optical propagation; Optical sensors;
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.1999.768136
