Femtosecond laser inscription of Bragg and complex gratings in coated and encapsulated silica and low-loss polymer optical fibers

Kyriacos Kalli; Amedee Lacraz; Michael Polis; Andreas Othonos

doi:10.1117/12.2195627

28 September 2015 Femtosecond laser inscription of Bragg and complex gratings in coated and encapsulated silica and low-loss polymer optical fibers

Kyriacos Kalli, Amedee Lacraz, Michael Polis, Andreas Othonos

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Proceedings Volume 9634, 24th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors; 96343N (2015) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2195627
Event: International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors (OFS24), 2015, Curitiba, Brazil

Abstract

The development of wavelength filters, such as Bragg and superstructure gratings in glass and polymer optical fibers, using a femtosecond laser is reported. By using a femtosecond laser operating in the green, which offers greater inscription efficiency, we demonstrate the reliable inscription of Bragg and superstructure gratings in coated silica and low-loss CYTOP polymer optical fibers. We employ line by line and point by point inscription methods, allowing for multiple and overlapping gratings in the fiber core. Moreover, we demonstrate a novel fibre Bragg grating inscription technique to modify and add versatility to an existing, encapsulated optical fiber pressure sensor.

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Kyriacos Kalli, Amedee Lacraz, Michael Polis, and Andreas Othonos "Femtosecond laser inscription of Bragg and complex gratings in coated and encapsulated silica and low-loss polymer optical fibers", Proc. SPIE 9634, 24th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, 96343N (28 September 2015); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2195627

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