Fiber Grating Devices for WDM Communication Systems

Abstract

UV-induced fiber phase gratings [1,2] have become a very active area of research and development in recent years. This interest is in large part due to properties of these devices which make them an enabling technology for numerous high-performance devices. Perhaps the broadest range of devices developed to date is for fiber communications technology, where current and future devices will undoubtedly play a major role in implementing Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) systems, as well as future, complex, optical networks based on such systems.