Improved implementation of optical space domain reflectometry for characterizing the complex coupling coefficient of strong fiber Bragg gratings

Applied Optics

Volumn 48, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 4506-4513

  Cranch, Geoffrey A ^a,b   Miller, Gary A ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b SFA INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; REFLECTION; REFLECTOMETERS;

CHARACTERIZATION METHODS; COMPLEX COUPLING COEFFICIENTS; DECONVOLUTION TECHNIQUES; INTEGRATED COUPLING; LAYER PEELING METHODS; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; OPTICAL FREQUENCY DOMAIN REFLECTOMETRY; THEORETICAL MODELING;

OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING;

EID: 68749107108     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.48.004506     Document Type: Article

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