Title :
Femtosecond written fiber Bragg Grating in non-photosensitive rare-earth-doped fiber
Author :
Wikszak, Elodie ; Thomas, Jens ; Ortaç, Bülend ; Limpert, Jens ; Nolte, Stefan ; Tünnermann, Andreas
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ. Jena, Jena
Abstract :
We report on the realization of FBGs in a standard Er-doped fiber written into the non-photosensitive core by femtosecond laser pulses. Efficient laser operation is demonstrated using this technique.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; erbium; fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; masks; JkJk:Er; erbium doped fiber; femtosecond laser pulses; femtosecond written fiber Bragg grating; grating inscription; laser operation; nonphotosensitive rare-earth-doped fiber; phase mask scanning technique; Bragg gratings; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber gratings; Lenses; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pump lasers; Ultrafast optics; (060.2320) Fiber optics amplifiers and oscillators; (230.1480) Bragg reflectors; (350.3390) Laser materials processing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628318
