Title :
Self focusing behavior in the fabrication of fiber Bragg gratings with an ultrafast laser and a phase mask
Author :
Smelser, Christopher W. ; Grobnic, Dan ; Mihailov, Stephen J.
Author_Institution :
Commun. Res. Centre, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
Self-focusing behavior in the fabrication of fiber Bragg gratings with ultrafast lasers is observed. Self-focusing of two beam interference patterns generated by the phase mask is demonstrated for the first time.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; high-speed optical techniques; optical fibre fabrication; optical self-focusing; beam interference pattern generation; fabrication; fiber Bragg gratings; phase mask; self focusing; ultrafast laser; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Focusing; Interference; Laser beams; Optical device fabrication; Pulse amplifiers; Stability; Temperature; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549084
