UV inscribed long period gratings with femtosecond ablated axial fibre slots for polarization control

Abstract

We present data on the development a new type of optical fibre polariser and the characterisation of its wavelength properties. The device is fashioned using a two step process. Firstly, a standard UV long period grating (LPG) with a period of 330μm is inscribed into hydrogenated SMF-28, followed by femtosecond laser ablation of a groove parallel to the fibre axis. The UV inscribed LPGs have inherently low birefringence. However, the removal of the cladding layer parallel to the location of the LPG within the fibre core (as a result the ablation) modifies the cladding modes that couple with the LPG. Furthermore, the groove breaks the fibre symmetry introducing a non-uniform stress profile across the fibre cross section leading to significant birefringence. We show that increasing the depth of the groove increases the birefringence, and this behaviour coupled with the ability to control the wavelength location of the LPGs attenuations peaks results in a polariser able to operate at almost any wavelength and birefringence. The maximum birefringence reported here as polarisation mode splitting was approximately 39±0.1nm with a polarisation loss of 10dB.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.885990
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aston Institute of Photonics Technology (AIPT)
Additional Information: Edward Davies; Kyriacos Kalli; Charalambos Koutsides; Tom Allsop and Lin Zhang, "UV inscribed long period gratings with femtosecond ablated axial fibre slots for polarization control", 21st International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors, eds. Wojtek J. Bock; Jacques Albert; Xiaoyi Bao, Proc. SPIE 7753, 77539G (2011). Copyright 2011 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited. http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.885990
Event Title: 21st International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors
Event Type: Other
Event Dates: 2011-05-15 - 2011-05-19
Uncontrolled Keywords: femtosecond laser,long period grating,polariser,Applied Mathematics,Computer Science Applications,Electrical and Electronic Engineering,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials,Condensed Matter Physics
ISBN: 978-0-8194-8246-4
Last Modified: 05 Jan 2024 08:26
Date Deposited: 31 Mar 2016 09:00
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PURE Output Type: Conference contribution
Published Date: 2011-05-17
Authors: Davies, Edward
Kalli, Kyriacos
Koutsides, Charalambos
Allsop, Thomas D.P. (ORCID Profile 0000-0001-8905-9014)
Zhang, Lin (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-1691-5577)

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