Title :
Ultra-Compact Long-Period Fiber Grating and Grating Pair Fabrication using a Modulation-Scanned CO2 Laser
Author :
Chan, Hon M. ; Perez, Eric ; Alhassen, Fares ; Tomov, Ivan V. ; Lee, Henry P.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California, Irvine
Abstract :
A new method to inscribe a long-period grating (LPG) with strong grating (>25 dB loss), short grating length (1.2 cm) and low insertion loss (<1.0 dB) by using a programmable sinusoidal-dithering, linearly scanned CO2 laser beam is reported.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; laser materials processing; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; CO2; grating length; grating pair fabrication; insertion loss; modulation scanned CO2 laser; programmable sinusoidal dithering; ultra compact long period fiber grating; wavelength 1.2 cm; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Insertion loss; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser transitions; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber sensors; Optical modulation; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348437
