Title :
Acoustic-induced modulation of photonic crystal fiber Bragg gratings
Author :
De Almeida Prado Pohl, Alexandre ; Cook, K. ; Canning, John
Author_Institution :
Fed. Univ. of Technol., Curitiba
Abstract :
Acoustic-induced modulation is achieved with a grating written in a H2-loaded 10-ring PCF. The effect caused by the acoustical wave changes the spectrum shape, but preserves the grating reflected power. The effect can be usefully applied in the modulation of a DFB laser.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; acousto-optical modulation; optical fibres; photonic crystals; acoustic-induced modulation; grating reflected power; photonic crystal fiber Bragg gratings; spectrum shape; Acoustic propagation; Acoustic waves; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber devices; Optical modulation; Photonic crystal fibers; Silicon compounds; acoustical waves; fiber Bragg gratings; photonic crystal fiber;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2008. ICTON 2008. 10th Anniversary International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Athens
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2625-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2626-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2008.4598589
