Title :
Micrometer-Scale Measurement of the Local Bragg Wavelength of Fiber Bragg Gratings
Author :
Giaccari, Philippe ; Magne, Julien ; LaRochelle, Sophie
Author_Institution :
Centre d´´ Opt., Laval Univ., Que.
Abstract :
The Bragg wavelength distribution inside fiber Bragg gratings is determined with 5 mum -spatial resolution using optical low coherence reflectometry. Chirp distributions are observed along 20 mum long gratings written with UV beams of varying divergence
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; light coherence; optical fibre fabrication; reflectometry; 20 micron; Bragg wavelength distribution; UV beam; chirp distributions; fiber Bragg gratings; micrometer-scale measurement; optical low coherence reflectometry; spatial resolution; Bragg gratings; Coherence; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Light sources; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.279132
