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Tunable Mechanically Formed Long-Period Fiber Gratings using Periodically Arrayed Metal Wires

금속선의 주기적인 배열을 이용하여 기계적으로 형성한 파장 가변 장주기 광섬유 격자

  • Sohn, Kyung-Rak (Division of Radio and Information Communication Engineering, Korea Maritime University) ;
  • Kim, Kwang-Taek (Department of Optoelectronics, Honam University)
  • 손경락 (한국해양대학교 전파정보통신공학부) ;
  • 김광택 (호남대학교 광전자공학과)
  • Published : 2005.10.01
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Abstract

In this paper, we have presented mechanically formed long-period fiber gratings using periodically arrayed brass wires with a $250-{\mu}m$ diameter and realized the function of current-controlled wavelength-tuning. With the thermo-optic effect of the surrounding medium around the fiber cladding, the continuous displacement of the resonance wavelengths is achieved through the resistant heat of the wire which changes the refractive index of surrounding material. The tunability for each mode as a function of an applied electrical power is investigated. When the glycerin is used as a thermo-optic material, the measured tuning ranges of $LP_{03}$ and $LP_{04}$ within electrical power of 20 W reach to 14 nm and 48 nm, respectively. The experimental results are in good agreement with the theoretical that which is analyzed by a geometric-optics approximation.

본 논문에서는 $250{\mu}m$ 직경의 황동선을 주기적으로 배열하여 기계적으로 형성한 장주기 광섬유 격자를 제안하였으며 전류제어로 파장가변 기능을 구현하였다. 광섬유 클래딩을 감싸고 있는 물질의 굴절률 변화가 공진파장의 함수임을 이용하여 클래딩 주위에 도포된 물질의 열 광학 계수가 금속선에 인가된 전력에 의해 제어되도록 함으로서 파장가변을 유도하였으며 주어진 파장 영역내에서 인가전력에 대한 공진파장의 가변 정도를 조사하였다. 글리세린의 열광학 효과를 이용한 경우 20 W 인가전력에 대하여 $LP_{03}$ 모드는 14nm, $LP_{04}$ 모드는 48 nm 정도의 파장가변이 가능함을 확인하였고, 단일모드 광섬유에 대한 기하 광학적 근사방법을 적용하여 해석한 결과와 잘 일치함을 보였다.

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