УДК: 681.787, 681.7.063

Modelling interferometric apparatus for recording variable-period Bragg gratings in an optical fiber

Vasiliev, V.N., Voznesenskaya, A.О., Romanova, G.E.

Publication in Journal of Optical Technology

For Russian citation (Opticheskii Zhurnal):

Васильев В.Н., Вознесенская А.О., Романова Г.Э. Моделирование интерферометрической установки для записи решёток Брэгга с переменным периодом в оптическом волокне // Оптический журнал. 2015. Т. 82. № 2. С. 31–36.

Vasiliev V.N., Voznesenskaya A.O., Romanova G.E. Modelling interferometric apparatus for recording variable-period Bragg gratings in an optical fiber [in Russian] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2015. V. 82. № 2. P. 31–36.

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

V. N. Vasil’ev, A. O. Voznesenskaya, and G. É. Romanova, "Modelling interferometric apparatus for recording variable-period Bragg gratings in an optical fiber," Journal of Optical Technology. 82(2), 85-89 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.82.000085

Abstract:

This paper discusses a layout for recording variable-period Bragg gratings in optical fibers, based on the use of a modified Talbot interferometer with cylindrical lenses. An analysis is given of how the parameters of the apparatus, including the cylindrical lenses, affect the characteristics of the gratings.

Keywords:

fiber Bragg gratings, chirping, optical systems design

OCIS codes: 050.1590, 060.3735, 220.4830

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