Title :
Spectral characterization of heicoidal long-period gratings in photonic crystal fibers
Author :
Shin, W. ; Oh, K. ; Yu, B.-A. ; Lee, Y.L. ; Ko, D.-K.
Author_Institution :
Adv. Photonics Res. Inst., GIST, Gwangju, South Korea
Abstract :
We report helicoidal long-period grating by twisting photonic crystal fiber under CO2 laser irradiation and investigated its novel characteristics. The fabricated PCF-LPG endows unique resonance tuning capability with low polarization-dependent loss and thermal shift.
Keywords :
carbon compounds; diffraction gratings; gas lasers; holey fibres; laser beams; laser tuning; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; photonic crystals; CO2; PCF-LPG fabrication; gas laser; helicoidal long-period grating; photonic crystal fiber; polarization-dependent loss; thermal shift; tuning capability; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Laser tuning; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Photonic crystal fibers; (060.2310)Fiber optics; (060.2340) Fiber optics components;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
