Ultraviolet-induced Bragg gratings in different core size ridge waveguides and birefringence control

Xiaoli Dai; Stephen James Mihailov; R. B. Walker; Claire L. Callender; Chantal Blanchetiere; Jia Jiang

doi:10.1117/12.566190

20 December 2004 Ultraviolet-induced Bragg gratings in different core size ridge waveguides and birefringence control

Xiaoli Dai, Stephen James Mihailov, R. B. Walker, Claire L. Callender, Chantal Blanchetiere, Jia Jiang

Proceedings Volume 5577, Photonics North 2004: Optical Components and Devices; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.566190
Event: Photonics North, 2004, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Abstract

A simple numerical method is developed to analyze changes in intrinsic birefringence of ridge waveguides with waveguide dimensions and UV irradiation. Experimentally, Bragg gratings were written on different core size ridge waveguides using the phase mask technique and ArF laser irradiation. By monitoring the shifts in Bragg wavelength with UV irradiation, the variation of the waveguide birefringence with waveguide dimension and UV processing is observed and quantified. The mechanism of the waveguide birefringence controlled with UV irradiation is verified both in the theoretical analysis and experiment.

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Xiaoli Dai, Stephen James Mihailov, R. B. Walker, Claire L. Callender, Chantal Blanchetiere, and Jia Jiang "Ultraviolet-induced Bragg gratings in different core size ridge waveguides and birefringence control", Proc. SPIE 5577, Photonics North 2004: Optical Components and Devices, (20 December 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.566190

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