Title :
Asymmetric stress distribution analysis on the polarization dependent loss in a CO2 laser-written long period fiber grating
Author :
Ryu, Han-Youl ; Park, Yu-Seop ; Kim, Dongkyu
Author_Institution :
ETRI OCC, Kwang-Ju, South Korea
Abstract :
The effect of the stress-induced birefringence on the polarization-dependent transmission characteristics was thoroughly investigated for a long period fiber grating (LPFG) that was fabricated using a stress relaxation method with a CO2 laser.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; gas lasers; mechanical birefringence; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; stress analysis; stress relaxation; CO2; CO2 laser-written long period fiber grating; asymmetric stress distribution analysis; polarization dependent loss; stress relaxation method; stress-induced birefringence; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Glass; Laser transitions; Optical fiber polarization; Page description languages; Residual stresses; Thermal stresses;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248417
