Title :
Acousto-optic induced cladding-modes reflection in superstructure fiber gratings
Author :
Fu, Ming-Yue ; Liu, Wen-Fung ; Chen, Tzu-Chiang ; Tseng, Ping-Ju ; Hao-Jan Shen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Chung Cheng Inst. of Technol., Taoyuan, Taiwan
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrated the cladding modes of a superstructure fiber grating can be coupled back to the core mode by applying both transverse and longitudinal acoustic waves for the function of wavelength-switchable comb filters.
Keywords :
acousto-optical effects; light reflection; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre filters; acoustooptic induced cladding-modes reflection; cladding modes; core mode; longitudinal acoustic waves; superstructure fiber gratings; transverse acoustic waves; wavelength-switchable comb filters; Acoustic reflection; Acoustic waves; Fiber gratings; Optical coupling; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical filters; Optical frequency conversion; Optical reflection; Optimized production technology;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7766-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1277170
