Search results for "Blazed grating"
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Analysis of a microwave time delay line based on a perturbed uniform fiber Bragg grating operating at constant wavelength
2000
This paper presents the modeling of a new microwave time delay line based on a uniform fiber Bragg grating (FBG) with a section which period has been perturbed. The time delay can be modified by changing the position of the perturbation along the grating. Theoretical results are presented for a 5-cm long uniform grating and optical signal is modulated up to 18 GHz. Experimental setup used magnetic fields to change the period locally along the grating and a 330 ps maximum time delay is shown. Comparison between calculations and measurements show a perfect agreement. Such a delay line offers many advantages for beamforming applications in phased array antennas where the operation at a fixed w…
Experimental observation of temporal dispersion gratings in fiber optics
2017
We experimentally demonstrate a temporal analog to the diffraction optical grating in the Fraunhofer formalism. Using amplitude and phase temporal periodic modulations, we show that the accumulation of dispersion in fiber optics induces the development of temporally well-separated sidebands similar to the spatial orders of diffraction that are commonly observed in an optical grating operating in the far field.
Observation of optical Smith-Purcell radiation at an electron beam energy of 855 MeV.
2002
Smith-Purcell radiation, generated when a beam of charged particles passes close to the surface of a diffraction grating, has been studied in the visible spectral range at wavelengths of 360 and 546 nm with the low emittance 855 MeV electron beam of the Mainz Microtron MAMI. The beam focused to a spot size of $4 \ensuremath{\mu}\mathrm{m}$ (full width at half maximum) passed over optical diffraction gratings of echelle profiles with blaze angles of $0.8\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}, 17.27\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{},$ and $41.12\ifmmode^\circ\else\textdegree\fi{}$ and grating periods of 0.833 and $9.09 \ensuremath{\mu}\mathrm{m}.$ Taking advantage of the specific emission chara…
Asymmetric transmission of transverse magnetic or radially polarized THZ waves through sub-wavelength gratings
2015
We have developed a metallic double circular grating with sub-wavelength slits which blocks radially polarized light incident from one of its sides and acts as a focusing diffractive element in the other direction. The proposed grating has been optimized for the sub-THz frequency range. Unidirectional transmission through the grating has been demonstrated experimentally at 0.1 THz. We have also developed a planar metallic double grating with sub-wavelength slits which blocks light with a transverse magnetic polarization incident from one of the grating sides and transmits radiation incident from the opposite direction into the +1 and −1 diffraction orders. These gratings which could be used…
Operational modes of a ferroelectric LCoS modulator for displaying binary polarization, amplitude, and phase diffraction gratings
2009
We analyze the performance of a ferroelectric liquid crystal on silicon display (FLCoS) as a binary polarization diffraction grating. We analyze the correspondence between the two polarization states emerging from the displayed grating and the polarization and intensity of the diffracted orders generated at the Fourier diffraction plane. This polarization-diffraction analysis leads, in a simple manner, to configurations yielding binary amplitude or binary phase modulation by incorporating an analyzer on the reflected beam. Based on this analysis, we present two useful variations of the polarization configuration. The first is a simplification using a single polarizer, which provides equival…
Microwave phase shifter based on fibre Bragg grating
1998
A variable delay line is presented for phased array antennas based on a fibre Bragg grating which has a uniform period and operates at constant optical wavelength. The Bragg wavelength of a localised part of the fibre grating is modified by straining the fibre, the optical carrier is reflected by the strained part of the grating and the time delay of the microwave modulating signal is determined by the position where the strain has been applied. In this initial experiment time delay variations up to 330 ps in the frequency range 1 – 14 GHz have been achieved.
Electronic tuning of delay lines based on chirped fiber gratings for phased arrays powered by a single optical carrier
2004
We propose a variable delay line for phased arrays antennas based on a chirped fiber grating. The line operates with an optical carrier at constant wavelength and the time delay of the radiofrequency modulating signal is modified stretching the grating with a piezoelectric translator, the grating response can be tuned at a speed of 0.68 nm/ms.
Tunable chirp in Bragg gratings written in tapered core fibers
2002
In this paper we present a technique to control the chirp of a fiber grating capable to produce positive or negative chirp in a single grating. The device is based on a uniform period grating written in a tapered core fiber, this grating has a positive chirp that can be reduced and removed by subjecting the fiber to mechanical stress, after some stress level the grating chirps to negative values. A chirp range of ±4 nm with respect to a central wavelength of 1546 nm has been experimentally achieved.
<title>Tunable chirp in Bragg gratings written in tapered core fibers</title>
2001
In this paper we present a technique to control the chirp of a fiber grating capable to produce positive or negative chirp in a single grating. The device is based ona uniform period grating written in a tapered core fiber, this grating has a positive chirp that can be reduced and removed by subjecting the fiber to mechanical stress, after some stress level the grating chirps to negative values. A chirp range of +/- 4 nm with respect to a central wavelength of 1546 nm has been experimentally achieved.
Effective length of short Fabry-Perot cavity formed by uniform fiber Bragg gratings
2009
In this paper, we describe the properties of Fabry-Perot fiber cavity formed by two fiber Bragg gratings in terms of the grating effective length. We show that the grating effective length is determined by the group delay of the grating, which depends on its diffraction efficiency and physical length. We present a simple analytical formula for calculation of the effective length of the uniform fiber Bragg grating and the frequency separation between consecutive resonances of a Fabry-Perot cavity. Experimental results on the cavity transmission spectra for different values of the gratings' reflectivity support the presented theory.