Title :
Highly-birefringent tunable long-period fiber gratings in hollow-core photonic bandgap fiber by use of mechanical pressure
Author :
Kim, Gilhwan ; Kim, Sunduck ; Lee, Kwanil ; Lee, Kyung Shik ; Lee, Sang Bae
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Lab., Korea Inst. of Sci. & Technol. (KIST), Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
The mode coupling properties of highly-birefringent tuneable LPGs formed in HC-PBGF are presented. The mode coupling from the fundamental core mode to higher-order guided mode of a HC-PBGF is obtained by use of periodic mechanical pressure.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; birefringence; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; HC-PBGF; fundamental core mode; highly-birefringent tunable long period fiber gratings; hollow core photonic bandgap fiber; mechanical pressure; mode coupling properties; Fiber gratings; Optical coupling; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Photonic bandgap fibers; Photonic crystal fibers; Resonance; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
