Title :
Point by point FBG inscription by a focused NIR femtosecond laser
Author :
Martinez, A. ; Dubov, M. ; Khrushchev, I. ; Bennion, I.
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Group, Aston Univ., Birmingham, UK
Abstract :
We have observed fibre Bragg gratings (FBG) inscribed point by point into standard SMF-28 fibre using a NIR femtosecond laser.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; high-speed optical techniques; infrared sources; laser materials processing; optical fibre fabrication; optical focusing; FBG inscription; NIR laser; femtosecond laser; fibre Bragg gratings; focused laser; point by point inscription; standard SMF-28 fibre;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6