Apodisation of the spectral response of fibre Bragg gratings using a phase mask with variable diffraction efficiency

Electronics Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 222-223

  Albert, J ^a   Hill, K O ^a   Malo, B ^a   Theriault S ^a   Bilodeau, F ^a   Johnson, D C ^a   Erickson, L E ^b  

^a Radio Science Branch   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gratings in fibres; Optical fibres

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; LIGHT REFLECTION; MASKS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

APODIZATION; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; PHASE MASKS; PHOTOIMPRINTING; SIDELOBE LEVELS; SPECTRAL RESPONSE; VARIABLE DIFFRACTION EFFICIENCY;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 0029632480     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19950146     Document Type: Article

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