Optical waveguide gratings having cladding for reduced short wavelength cladding mode loss
摘要
<p>In accordance with the invention, an optical waveguide (10) comprising a longitudinally extending core (12) housing an optical grating (16) and a cladding layer (14) peripherally surrounding the core (12), is provided with an outer surface (18) of the cladding layer having one or more perturbations (20). Each perturbation (20) has a height with respect to the core (12) that varies by at least 0.1 times a Bragg wavelength of the grating (16) over the surface of the perturbation (20) and covers an extent of the outer surface (18) whose linear dimensions are less than 1 cm. The perturbations (20) suppress cladding mode spectra and reduce short wavelength cladding mode loss. <IMAGE></p>
申请公布号
EP1626296(B1)
申请公布日期
2009.07.29
申请号
EP20050110443
申请日期
2001.06.21
申请人
AGERE SYSTEMS OPTOELECTRONICS GUARDIAN CORPORATION
发明人
AHUJA, ASHISH;EGGLETON, BENJAMIN JOHN;ENGELBERTH, JON W.;HALE, ARTURO;KOWACH, GLEN ROBERT;RAMANATHAN, SHARAD;SIMON, STEVEN HERBERT;WESTBROOK, PAUL STEPHEN