Title :
Thermal annealing of fiber Bragg gratings directly inscribed by an ultrafast infrared laser
Author :
Martinez, Amós ; Khrushchev, Igor ; Bennion, Ian
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Group, Aston Univ., Birmingham, UK
Abstract :
Thermal characteristics of gratings inscribed by an infrared femtosecond laser are studied at temperatures ranged from 500°C to 1050°C. Stability of gratings at temperatures up to 900°C has been observed.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; annealing; high-speed optical techniques; infrared sources; laser materials processing; optical fibre fabrication; thermal stability; 500 to 1050 degC; fiber Bragg gratings; thermal annealing; ultrafast infrared laser; Annealing; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical pulses; Optical reflection; Stability; Temperature distribution; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202412
