Mechanically induced long-period gratings in polarization maintaining photonic crystal fiber with a supercontinuum generation source

E. Huerta-Mascotte; R. I. Mata-Chávez; J. M. Estudillo-Ayala; A. D. Guzman-Chavez; M. Cano-Contreras; M. Trejo-Durán; R. Rojas-Laguna; E. Vargas-Rodriguez; I. V. Guryev

doi:10.1117/12.2062477

5 September 2014 Mechanically induced long-period gratings in polarization maintaining photonic crystal fiber with a supercontinuum generation source

E. Huerta-Mascotte, R. I. Mata-Chávez, J. M. Estudillo-Ayala, A. D. Guzman-Chavez, M. Cano-Contreras, M. Trejo-Durán, R. Rojas-Laguna, E. Vargas-Rodriguez, I. V. Guryev

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Proceedings Volume 9200, Photonic Fiber and Crystal Devices: Advances in Materials and Innovations in Device Applications VIII; 92001F (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2062477
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2014, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

We present the results from the fabrication and characterization of mechanically induced long period fiber gratings in polarization maintaining photonic crystal fiber (PM-PCF). A supercontinuum source in the range of 600nm - 1700nm is used. This source is generated using a micro-chip laser at 1064nm and a single mode fiber. A long-period grating is induced over 40mm long unjacketed PCF using a V-grooved aluminum plate. External pressure is gradually applied with a metal screw and a torque meter and a loss dip with resonance wavelength is observed. Low insertion losses are depicted from (1-3) dBm with a bandwidth of about 30nm and a loss dip around 15dBm. Sensitivity for this preliminary work is found at 27 dB/Lb. Several applications are potentially possible with the optimization of the transmission spectrum controlled by applied pressure.

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E. Huerta-Mascotte, R. I. Mata-Chávez, J. M. Estudillo-Ayala, A. D. Guzman-Chavez, M. Cano-Contreras, M. Trejo-Durán, R. Rojas-Laguna, E. Vargas-Rodriguez, and I. V. Guryev "Mechanically induced long-period gratings in polarization maintaining photonic crystal fiber with a supercontinuum generation source", Proc. SPIE 9200, Photonic Fiber and Crystal Devices: Advances in Materials and Innovations in Device Applications VIII, 92001F (5 September 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2062477

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