M. Ichioka, J. Ichikawa, Y. Kinpara, T. Sakai, H. Oguri, K. Kubodera
{"title":"Athermal wavelength lockers using fiber Bragg gratings","authors":"M. Ichioka, J. Ichikawa, Y. Kinpara, T. Sakai, H. Oguri, K. Kubodera","doi":"10.1109/FOPC.2002.1015828","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/FOPC.2002.1015828","url":null,"abstract":"Two types of athermal wavelength locker, which use a fiber Bragg grating and a fiber Bragg grating etalon were demonstrated. Each type operates stably without thermal control as a single wavelength locker and a multi-channel wavelength locker, respectively. Thermal wavelength drift of the laser diode was less than 25 pm for the FBG type and 40 pm for the FBG etalon type in the temperature range from -5/spl deg/C to 70/spl deg/C.","PeriodicalId":117784,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of 2002 IEEE/LEOS Workshop on Fibre and Optical Passive Components (Cat.No.02EX595)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129189391","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. Chierici, M. C. Didavide, A. Moro, O. Rossotto, L. Tallone
{"title":"Direct writing of channel waveguide on a tellurite glass using a focused ultraviolet laser beam","authors":"E. Chierici, M. C. Didavide, A. Moro, O. Rossotto, L. Tallone","doi":"10.1109/FOPC.2002.1015800","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/FOPC.2002.1015800","url":null,"abstract":"Direct writing with a 244 nm doubled frequency Ar-ion laser has been applied to a tellurite bulk glass to increase locally the refractive index. Channel waveguides have been fabricated and have been characterised using the near field pattern (NFP) method for refractive index profile measurement. Tellurite waveguides represent a useful device to realise passive and active devices, based on their excellent qualities as non-linear and hosting materials.","PeriodicalId":117784,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of 2002 IEEE/LEOS Workshop on Fibre and Optical Passive Components (Cat.No.02EX595)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116862739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Theoretical study on the butt joint coupling between monomode holey and standard fibers","authors":"F. Bayle, J. Meunier, E. Marin","doi":"10.1109/FOPC.2002.1015831","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/FOPC.2002.1015831","url":null,"abstract":"We show that the losses at the junction between a holey fiber and a standard fiber can be made lower than 0.12 dB at 1.55 /spl mu/m by optimising the size of the holes and their spacing for an hexagonal arrangement. We also analyse the tolerances with misalignments.","PeriodicalId":117784,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of 2002 IEEE/LEOS Workshop on Fibre and Optical Passive Components (Cat.No.02EX595)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116125043","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A novel wavelength sensor using a structure of optical directional coupler","authors":"K. Sae-tang, S. Somkuarnpanit, S. Khuntaweetep","doi":"10.1109/FOPC.2002.1015833","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/FOPC.2002.1015833","url":null,"abstract":"The finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) is used in an analysis of the field intensity of light propagating through the structure. The device with width of 0.4 /spl mu/m and thickness of 0.4 /spl mu/m, which corresponding to the coupling length of 40 /spl mu/m, provides a linear relationship between the coupling efficiency against wavelength. The device can sense the wavelength in a range between 1.5 /spl mu/m and 1.6 /spl mu/m, with continuous resolution. The wide wavelength could also be achieved by paralleling the light to a number of wavelength-sensing modules with particular required bands. Therefore, it could be employed for wavelength sensing for most optical communications, optoelectronics, laser applications etc.","PeriodicalId":117784,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of 2002 IEEE/LEOS Workshop on Fibre and Optical Passive Components (Cat.No.02EX595)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115429752","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Flexible manufacturing method for long-period fibre gratings with arbitrary index modulation profiles","authors":"M. Otto, F. Michael, T. Duthel, C. Schaffer","doi":"10.1109/FOPC.2002.1015797","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/FOPC.2002.1015797","url":null,"abstract":"Special long-period fibre gratings (LPGs) are needed in multiple applications. For example, LPGs are employed as mode converters in the forward direction to utilise the waveguide dispersion of higher order modes. Other applications are gain flattening of optical amplifiers or filtering in general. In this paper, we propose a flexible manufacturing method for LPGs, which enables the generation of tailored arbitrary index modulation profiles. The results of apodized and chirped gratings are presented, which show the flexibility and reliability of the writing set-up.","PeriodicalId":117784,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of 2002 IEEE/LEOS Workshop on Fibre and Optical Passive Components (Cat.No.02EX595)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114263266","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Relative intensity noise in mode-locked fiber grating external cavity lasers","authors":"N. Dogru, M. S. Ozyazici","doi":"10.1109/FOPC.2002.1015812","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/FOPC.2002.1015812","url":null,"abstract":"Relative intensity noise (RIN) of a mode-locked hybrid soliton pulse source (HSPS) utilizing a linearly chirped Gaussian apodized fiber Bragg grating (FBG) is reported by using coupled-mode equations including spontaneous emission noise. It is found that linear chirp rate in FBGs is required for obtaining near transform-limited pulses over a wide frequency range from mode-locked HSPS with and without noise. It is also found that RIN reduction is possible by selecting a suitable apodized function and linear chirp rate.","PeriodicalId":117784,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of 2002 IEEE/LEOS Workshop on Fibre and Optical Passive Components (Cat.No.02EX595)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122803830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Measurements on passive tunable optical filters for DWDM","authors":"C. Vázquez, S. Vargas, J. Peña, P. Corredera","doi":"10.1109/FOPC.2002.1015814","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/FOPC.2002.1015814","url":null,"abstract":"Measurements on a passive optical fibre tunable filter are presented. The device is based on a loop mirror in a ring resonator. The loop mirror allows tuning by changing the coupling coefficient of a coupler. The novel filter structure allows planar optical integration for having higher free spectral ranges. Novel and simple design equations for the filter parameters and the tuning process are reported. There is a good agreement between measurements and theory.","PeriodicalId":117784,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of 2002 IEEE/LEOS Workshop on Fibre and Optical Passive Components (Cat.No.02EX595)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125546717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lessons from the disk drive industry for telecommunication fiberoptics","authors":"P. Anthony","doi":"10.1109/FOPC.2002.1015796","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/FOPC.2002.1015796","url":null,"abstract":"Compared to the fiberoptic industry for telecommunications, the disk drive industry has a similar mixture of technologies and has had a similar but longer history of exponential improvement in performance and of challenging economic cycles. Studies of that industry provide guidance to the trends that may be expected for the fiberoptic industry after the upsurge and subsequent plunge in business experienced recently for telecommunications applications.","PeriodicalId":117784,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of 2002 IEEE/LEOS Workshop on Fibre and Optical Passive Components (Cat.No.02EX595)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134390172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Quantum well intermixing using argon plasma generated in a reactive-ion etching system on InGaAs/InGaAsP laser structures","authors":"D. Leong, H. Djie, L. Ang","doi":"10.1109/FOPC.2002.1015818","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/FOPC.2002.1015818","url":null,"abstract":"Quantum-well intermixing using an argon plasma, generated by a reactive-ion etching system, is demonstrated on InGaAs/InGaAsP quantum well laser structures. The parameters of the process were optimised by using Taguchi's method. Using an argon flowrate of 50 sccm, pressure of 30 mTorr and RF power of 480 W, a blue shift of 73 nm was obtained after exposure to the plasma for 5 minutes.","PeriodicalId":117784,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of 2002 IEEE/LEOS Workshop on Fibre and Optical Passive Components (Cat.No.02EX595)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114302097","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Rego, R. Romero, O. Frazão, P. Marques, H. Salgado
{"title":"Apodisation of uniform fibre Bragg gratings using electric arc discharges","authors":"G. Rego, R. Romero, O. Frazão, P. Marques, H. Salgado","doi":"10.1109/FOPC.2002.1015798","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/FOPC.2002.1015798","url":null,"abstract":"We report the use of the electric arc technique to apodise Fibre Bragg Gratings (FBG). Electric arc discharges applied at the ends of the grating produce a smoothing of the refractive index modulation profile which reduces the side lobes at longer wavelengths. Using this technique, a FBG was apodised with a side lobe reduction of 17 dB.","PeriodicalId":117784,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of 2002 IEEE/LEOS Workshop on Fibre and Optical Passive Components (Cat.No.02EX595)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2002-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127603593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}