DOUBLE-PASS TECHNIQUE FOR FABRICATING COMPACT OPTICAL-FIBER ROCKING FILTERS

被引:2
作者
PSAILA, DC [1 ]
DESTERKE, CM [1 ]
OUELLETTE, F [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV SYDNEY,CTR OPT FIBRE TECHNOL,SYDNEY,NSW 2006,AUSTRALIA
关键词
GRATING IN FIBERS; OPTICAL FIBER FILTERS; OPTICAL FIBER POLARIZATION;
D O I
10.1049/el:19950705
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
By using the photosensitivity of Ge-doped birefringent fibres, efficient narrowband rocking filters have been fabricated that, to the authors' knowledge, are the shortest in length per unit beat length to date. This has been achieved by using a point-by-point external writing process in which a UV beam periodically exposes sections of an elliptically-cored fibre. Alternate sections are exposed from opposite sides of the fibre, effectively doubling the coupling strength per beat length. Alignment with the fibre axes is assisted by use of a keyed optical fibre.
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页码:1093 / 1094
页数:2
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