Long-phase error-free fiber Bragg gratings

Stitching errors in the phase mask degrade the spectral response of fiber Bragg gratings fabricated with the phase mask technique. We successfully fabricated a stitching error-free phase mask and applied it to the fabrication of fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs). The gratings have no observable excess sidelobes in the reflectivity and show excellent wavelength selectivity.