Title :
Polymer fiber Bragg gratings for the THz region
Author :
Zhou, S.F. ; Reekie, L. ; Chan, Hau Ping ; Chow, Yew Tuck ; Chung, Pil Seung ; Luk, Kwai Man
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., City Univ. of Hong Kong, Kowloon, China
Abstract :
THz fiber Bragg gratings have been inscribed for the first time in polymer fiber using a KrF excimer laser. A transmission loss of 60 dB is observed. Experimental results and modeling are presented.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; excimer lasers; laser materials processing; microwave photonics; optical fibre losses; optical polymers; terahertz wave devices; KrF excimer laser; THz wave; loss 60 dB; polymer fiber Bragg gratings; transmission loss; Fiber gratings; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber theory; Polymers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3