Characteristics of Phase-Shifted Fiber Bragg Grating Inscribed by Fusion Splicing Technique and Femtosecond Laser

Yajun Jiang, Jian Xu, Yuan Yuan, Dexing Yang, Dong Li, Meirong Wang, Jianlin Zhao

2016

Abstract

Phase-shifted fiber Bragg grating (PS-FBG) inscription in nonphotosensitive single mode fiber (SMF) by the fusion splicing technique and femtosecond laser is reported. Two SMFs are fusion spliced to introduce a refractive index modulation point which acts as a phase shift, then exposing the fusion spliced fiber with femtosecond laser and a uniform phase mask. Two dips can be observed in the transmission spectrum of inscribed grating, and the max induced refractive index modulation can reach to 4.2x10-4 without any fiber sensitization for a peak power density of 4.5x1013 W/cm2. The annealing tests show that type I PS-FBG is successfully inscribed. This type of grating also shows good strain and pressure characteristics. Such PS-FBGs can be potentially used for optical fiber lasers, filters and sensors.

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Jiang Y., Xu J., Yuan Y., Yang D., Li D., Wang M. and Zhao J. (2016). Characteristics of Phase-Shifted Fiber Bragg Grating Inscribed by Fusion Splicing Technique and Femtosecond Laser . In Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology - Volume 1: OSENS, (PHOTOPTICS 2016) ISBN 978-989-758-174-8, pages 356-360. DOI: 10.5220/0005738503560360


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@conference{osens16,
author={Yajun Jiang and Jian Xu and Yuan Yuan and Dexing Yang and Dong Li and Meirong Wang and Jianlin Zhao},
title={Characteristics of Phase-Shifted Fiber Bragg Grating Inscribed by Fusion Splicing Technique and Femtosecond Laser},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology - Volume 1: OSENS, (PHOTOPTICS 2016)},
year={2016},
pages={356-360},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005738503560360},
isbn={978-989-758-174-8},
}


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TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology - Volume 1: OSENS, (PHOTOPTICS 2016)
TI - Characteristics of Phase-Shifted Fiber Bragg Grating Inscribed by Fusion Splicing Technique and Femtosecond Laser
SN - 978-989-758-174-8
AU - Jiang Y.
AU - Xu J.
AU - Yuan Y.
AU - Yang D.
AU - Li D.
AU - Wang M.
AU - Zhao J.
PY - 2016
SP - 356
EP - 360
DO - 10.5220/0005738503560360