Title :
Low temperature-sensitive waveguide Bragg grating using Ge, B, F-doped SiO2 films
Author :
Kintaka, K. ; Nishii, J. ; Kawamoto, Y. ; Sakamoto, A.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol., Osaka, Japan
Abstract :
A B-SiO2 core waveguide with UV-induced Bragg grating on multicomponent crystallized glass substrate is fabricated. A temperature dependence of the Bragg wavelength as low as 4pm/K, which is 1/3 of a conventional device, is achieved.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; arrayed waveguide gratings; boron; fluorine; germanium; optical fibre cladding; optical glass; silicon compounds; Bragg wavelength; SiO2 films; SiO2:B; SiO2:F; SiO2:Ge; UV-induced Bragg grating; conventional device; core waveguide; low temperature; multicomponent crystallized glass substrate; sensitive waveguide Bragg grating; temperature dependence; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Bragg gratings; Electrooptic deflectors; Electrooptic effects; Electrooptical waveguides; Glass; Optical arrays; Optical materials; Optical switches; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247482
