Min, Rui; Marques, Carlos; Nielsen, K.; Bang, Ole; Ortega Tamarit, Beatriz(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2018-03-01)
[EN] We demonstrate 20 dB long period grating (LPG) fast inscription in microstructured polymer optical fibers (mPOFs) using a point-by-point technique obtaining an LPG total length of 25 mm. Two 248 nm UV laser pulses of ...
D. Sáez-Rodriguez; Min, Rui; Ortega Tamarit, Beatriz; Nielsen, K.; Webb, D.J.(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2016-12-15)
Polymer optical fiber (POF) is a growing technology in short distance telecommunication due to its flexibility, easy connectorization, and lower cost than the mostly deployed silica optical fiber technology. Microstructured ...