DocumentCode
1505947
Title
Direct Writing of Fiber Bragg Grating in Microstructured Polymer Optical Fiber
Author
Stefani, Alessio ; Stecher, Matthias ; Town, Graham E. ; Bang, Ole
Author_Institution
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Volume
24
Issue
13
fYear
2012
fDate
7/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1148
Lastpage
1150
Abstract
We report point-by-point laser direct writing of a 1520-nm fiber Bragg grating in a microstructured polymer optical fiber (mPOF). The mPOF is specially designed such that the microstructure does not obstruct the writing beam when properly aligned. A fourth-order grating is inscribed in the mPOF with only a 2.5-s writing time.
Keywords
Bragg gratings; optical fibre fabrication; optical polymers; fiber Bragg grating; fourth order grating; microstructured polymer optical fiber; point-by-point laser direct writing; time 2.5 s; wavelength 1520 nm; writing beam; Bragg gratings; Gratings; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optimized production technology; Polymers; Writing; Fiber Bragg grating; laser direct writing; microstructured fiber; polymer optical fiber;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/LPT.2012.2197194
Filename
6193126
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