Title :
Direct writing of fibre Bragg gratings by femtosecond laser
Author :
Martinez, A. ; Dubov, M. ; Khrushchev, I. ; Bennion, I.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Group, Aston Univ., Birmingham, UK
Abstract :
Direct, point-by-point inscription of fibre Bragg gratings by infrared femtosecond laser is reported for the first time. Gratings of first to third order have been produced in non-photosensitised, standard telecommunication fibre and dispersion shifted fibre.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; laser beam applications; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre fabrication; direct writing; dispersion shifted fibre; fibre Bragg gratings; infrared femtosecond laser; nonphotosensitised telecommunication fibre; point-by-point inscription;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20046050
