Ultra-wide detuning planar Bragg grating fabrication technique based on direct UV grating writing with electro-optic phase modulation

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 15747-15754

  Sima, C ^a   Gates, J C ^a   Rogers, H L ^a   Mennea, P L ^a   Holmes, C ^a   Zervas, M N ^a   Smith, P G R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERFEROMETRY; MODULATION; PHASE MODULATION; PHASE SHIFT; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

ELECTRO-OPTIC PHASE; FABRICATION PROCESS; GRATING FABRICATION; GRATING REFLECTIVITY; GRATING STRUCTURES; SILICA ON SILICON; SOFTWARE CONTROL; WAVELENGTH DETUNING;

BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 84879905838     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.015747     Document Type: Article

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