Point-by-point written fiber-Bragg gratings and their application in complex grating designs

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 19, 2010, Pages 19844-19859

  Marshall, Graham D ^a   Williams, Robert J ^a   Jovanovic, Nemanja ^a   Steel, M J ^a   Withford, Michael J ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REFRACTIVE INDEX; ULTRAFAST LASERS;

COMPLETE CONTROL; COUPLED-MODE THEORY; GRATING DESIGN; GRATING STRUCTURES; LOCAL PHASE; MODEL-BASED; NON-UNIFORM GRATINGS; REFLECTION SPECTRA; REFRACTIVE INDEX MODULATION; ULTRAFAST LASER; WAVEGUIDING STRUCTURES;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FIBER OPTICS; INSTRUMENTATION; LASER; REFRACTOMETRY;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER OPTIC TECHNOLOGY; LASERS; REFRACTOMETRY;

EID: 77957009215     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.019844     Document Type: Article

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