Magnetically tunable fiber Bragg grating supported by guiding mechanism system

Heba A. Fayed; Mohamed Mahmoud; A. K. Aboul Seoud; Moustafa H. Aly

doi:10.1117/12.871525

22 September 2010 Magnetically tunable fiber Bragg grating supported by guiding mechanism system

Heba A. Fayed, Mohamed Mahmoud, A. K. Aboul Seoud, Moustafa H. Aly

Proceedings Volume 7750, Photonics North 2010; 77501Z (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.871525
Event: Photonics North 2010, 2010, Niagara Falls, Canada

Abstract

A Bragg grating fast tunable filter prototype working over a tuning range of 62 nm has been realized. The tunable fiber Bragg grating TFBG system is achieved by varying an input current to a solenoid, resulting in an electromagnetic force, used as a strain (tension and compression) on the FBG. However, during compression, the FBG may be subject to buckling especially when the amount of compression is large. The challenge for the FBG device is therefore to design guiding system for the FBG in order to prevent the buckling. This paper presents the design of such a guiding system. These novel TFBG devices with a guiding system can have a variety of applications in optical fiber communication systems; such as programmable optical add/drop multiplexers (OADMs), dispersion compensators and tunable lasers.

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Heba A. Fayed, Mohamed Mahmoud, A. K. Aboul Seoud, and Moustafa H. Aly "Magnetically tunable fiber Bragg grating supported by guiding mechanism system", Proc. SPIE 7750, Photonics North 2010, 77501Z (22 September 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.871525

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