Title :
Dynamic characterization of UV-induced PMD and PDL in fiber Bragg gratings
Author :
Lu, Ping ; Waddy, David S. ; Mihailov, Stephen J. ; Ding, Huimin
Author_Institution :
Commun. Res. Centre, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
Using a fast polarimeter, the growths of PMD and PDL in FBGs during FBG inscription are characterized and the changes in birefringence of the effective mode index and index modulation are analyzed with coupled-mode theory.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; birefringence; coupled mode analysis; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; polarimeters; refractive index; ultraviolet radiation effects; FBG inscription; UV-induced PDL; UV-induced PMD; birefringence; coupled-mode theory; effective mode index; fiber Bragg gratings; index modulation; polarimeter;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
