PDL Suppression on Long-Period Fiber Gratings by Azimuthally Isotropic Exposure

Yuu ISHII
Kensuke SHIMA
Satoshi OKUDE
Kenji NISHIDE
Akira WADA

Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Electronics   Vol.E85-C    No.4    pp.934-939
Publication Date: 2002/04/01
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Print ISSN: 0916-8516
Type of Manuscript: Special Section PAPER (Special Issue on Optical Fibers and Devices)
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Keyword: 
long-period fiber grating,  polarization-dependent loss (PDL),  birefringence,  polarization mode dispersion (PMD),  

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Summary: 
We investigate a method to suppress the polarization-dependent loss (PDL) of long-period fiber gratings (LPFGs). We study the origins of the PDL and propose an azimuthally isotropic UV exposure to suppress the UV-induced birefringence and to realize low-PDL LPFGs. By using this technique and a low birefringent fiber together, the PDL of LPFGs can be reduced to a sufficiently low level required in high performance communication systems. Moreover, the validity of our theoretical modeling is confirmed by the experimental results.