The Hydrogen Loading Method for FBG Fabrication

광섬유격자 제작을 위한 수소 처리 방법 연구

  • Song, Jeong-Hwan (Engineering and R&D Group Optical Communication Products Division Information and Telecommunication Business SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO. LTD) ;
  • Lee, Kyung-Shik (The School of Electrical and Computer Engineering SungKyunKwan University)
  • 송정환 (三星電子(株) 情報通信總括 光素材事業팀 技術開發그룹) ;
  • 이경식 (成均館大學校 電氣電子 및 컴퓨터 工學部)
  • Published : 2000.07.01

Abstract

The relationship between calculated hydrogen molecular concentration in fiber core and measured index change during the grating growth is analyzed. The index change increases by ${\sim}2{\times}10^{-5}$ per 100ppm of $H_2$ concentration in standard telecommunication optical fiber and the defects related photosensitivity generate ${\sim}3.8{\times}10^{17}$ per 100ppm of $H_2$.

다양한 수소처리 조건에 의하여 수소 처리된 광섬유에 광섬유 격자를 제작하여, 광섬유 코어 내에 포화된 수소분자 농도와 광섬유 격자의 굴절률 변화폭(photoinduced index modulation)과의 관계를 분석하여 보았다. 실험으로 측정된 광섬유 결자의 굴절률 변화폭은 코어 내에 수소분자 농도가 100ppm 증가함에 따라서 ${\sim}2{\times}10^{-5}$만큼 증가하였다. 그리고 광감도현상에 관여하는 전체결함, 즉 GeE' 센터와 GeH결함은 포화된 수소농도 100ppm 당 대략 $3.8{\times}10^{17}/cm^3$ 만큼 많아지는 것으로 추정된다.

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