title: Numerical investigation on the effects of fabrication conditions on fiber Bragg grating spectra using the phase mask technique.
abstract: A numerical investigation on how fiber Bragg grating fabrication conditions using the phase mask technique affect the harmonic components of the Bragg wavelength is presented. Both the properties of the phase mask and saturation effects are investigated to determine the underlying cause of the rise of various harmonic reflections other than the Bragg wavelength. Results are compared with published data by various authors.
authors.affiliation: Optical Technology Research Laboratory, College of Engineering and Science, Victoria University, P.O. Box 14428, Melbourne, VIC 8001, Australia. bkouskousis@gmail.com
authors.forename: Betty P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Kouskousis
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Kitcher
authors.forename: Stephen F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: Greg W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Baxter