DocumentCode
48933
Title
Highly Reflective Fiber Bragg Gratings Inscribed in Ce/Tm Co-Doped ZBLAN Fibers
Author
Saad, Maarouf ; Chen, Lawrence R. ; Xijia Gu
Author_Institution
IR Photonics, Montreal, QC, Canada
Volume
25
Issue
11
fYear
2013
fDate
1-Jun-13
Firstpage
1066
Lastpage
1068
Abstract
We report highly reflective fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) photoinduced in the core of Ce/Tm co-doped ZBLAN fibers using a 248-nm excimer laser. We compare the characteristics of the FBGs inscribed in ZBLAN fiber to those produced in silica fiber. We also characterize the strain and temperature responses of ZBLAN FBGs and find that the wavelength can be strain- and temperature-tuned at rates that are 45% and 15% higher, respectively, compared to silica FBGs.
Keywords
Bragg gratings; aluminium compounds; barium compounds; cerium; lanthanum compounds; laser materials processing; optical fibre fabrication; sodium compounds; thulium; zirconium compounds; ZBLAN:Ce,Tm; excimer laser; highly reflective fiber Bragg grating; photoinduced fiber Bragg gratings; strain response; temperature response; Fiber Bragg grating; ZBLAN fiber; fiber laser; mid-IR transmission;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LPT.2013.2258900
Filename
6514082
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