Abstract
A method for modeling the mode-coupling process in strongly modulated long period gratings (LPGs) is reported. The method is based on calculating the variations of local-mode profiles and propagation constants over the perturbed regions and solving the coupled local-mode equations to obtain a quantitative description of the intermodal energy exchange. The mode-coupling process and the spectral characteristics of a CO2laser-inscribed LPG in a photonic crystal fiber are numerically modeled and found in good agreement with the experimentally measured results. Compared with the methods based on the conventional coupled-mode and the mode-projection theories, the current method provides a more accurate description of the mode coupling process for LPGs with strong but slow-varying perturbations.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 5460986 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1745-1751 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Lightwave Technology |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 12 |
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| Publication status | Published - 9 Jun 2010 |
Keywords
- Coupled local-mode theory
- Long period grating
- Photonic crystal fiber
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics