Title :
Effect of grating imperfections on devices based on tilted fiber gratings
Author :
Li, Yufeng ; Wielandy, Stephan ; Carver, Gary E. ; Reyes, Pavel I. ; Westbrook, Paul S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Rochester Univ., NY, USA
Abstract :
Cross-sectional and longitudinal defects in tilted fiber gratings are studied, and their influence on grating devices is discussed. Fiber gratings with various imperfections are fabricated; their scattering patterns are measured and compared to simulation results.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; light scattering; optical fibre communication; optical fibre fabrication; optical variables measurement; fiber grating imperfection fabrication; grating devices; scattering pattern measurement; tilted fiber gratings;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
