Reduction of group delay ripple of multi-channel chirped fiber gratings using adiabatic UV correction

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2676-2687

  Reyes, P I ^a   Sumetsky, M ^a   Litchinitser, N M ^a   Westbrook, P S ^a  

^a OFS LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); COST EFFECTIVENESS; DISPERSION (WAVES); GROUP TECHNOLOGY; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BRAGG REFLECTORS; FIBER OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS; FIBER OPTICS COMPONENTS;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 4644310320     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.002676     Document Type: Article

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