Title :
Contribution of the transverse asymmetry of the index change to the birefringence of fiber Bragg gratings: a numerical calculation
Author :
Dossou, K. ; LaRochelle, S. ; Fontaine, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Laval Univ., Que., Canada
Abstract :
The birefringence resulting from the index change asymmetry is calculated, using a finite element method, as a function of the absorption coefficient and transverse profiles. Spectral responses are determined by a transfer matrix approach.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; birefringence; finite element analysis; light absorption; matrix algebra; spectral analysis; absorption coefficient; birefringence; fiber Bragg gratings; finite element method; index change; spectral responses; transfer matrix; transverse asymmetry; Absorption; Birefringence; Bit rate; Delay; Finite element methods; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Polarization mode dispersion; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989680
