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Apodization of fiber Bragg gratings by using ARC discharges
Author(s) -
Romero R.,
Rego G.,
Marques P. V. S.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.23056
Subject(s) - fiber bragg grating , apodization , optics , materials science , arc (geometry) , microwave , wavelength , phosfos , electric arc , reflection (computer programming) , optoelectronics , optical fiber , electrode , fiber optic sensor , physics , graded index fiber , engineering , telecommunications , computer science , mechanical engineering , quantum mechanics , programming language
The electric arc technique is used to apodize fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs). Arc discharges applied to the ends of the grating produce a smoothing of the refractive‐index modulation profile reducing the sidelobes of the reflection spectrum at longer wavelengths. A sidelobe reduction of 17 dB was obtained. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 50: 316–319, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.23056