Applications of femtosecond laser induced Bragg gratings in silica and non-silica based optical fibers

Stephen J. Mihailov; Dan Grobnic; Christopher W. Smelser; Ping Lu; Robert B. Walker; Huimin Ding

doi:10.1117/12.847083

25 February 2010 Applications of femtosecond laser induced Bragg gratings in silica and non-silica based optical fibers

Stephen J. Mihailov, Dan Grobnic, Christopher W. Smelser, Ping Lu, Robert B. Walker, Huimin Ding

Proceedings Volume 7589, Frontiers in Ultrafast Optics: Biomedical, Scientific, and Industrial Applications X; 75890I (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.847083
Event: SPIE LASE, 2010, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Since its development in 2003, the technique of Bragg grating inscription using an ultrafast infrared laser and a phase mask has proven to be far more versatile than the standard ultraviolet laser approach. The ultrafast IR laser-based process allows for the creation of grating structures in glassy and crystalline material waveguides that are not typically UV-photosensitive, thereby creating new applications for Bragg gratings where the use of UV-photosensitive silica fibers is not possible. In this paper we will review the studies that have been performed at the Communications Research Centre Canada on the applications of the ultrafast laser technique to fabricate gratings in various optical fibers and waveguides.

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Stephen J. Mihailov, Dan Grobnic, Christopher W. Smelser, Ping Lu, Robert B. Walker, and Huimin Ding "Applications of femtosecond laser induced Bragg gratings in silica and non-silica based optical fibers", Proc. SPIE 7589, Frontiers in Ultrafast Optics: Biomedical, Scientific, and Industrial Applications X, 75890I (25 February 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.847083

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