Fibre Bragg gratings fabrication in four core fibres

Abstract

Due to the limitation of the lens effect of the optical fibre and the inhomogeneity of the laser fluence on different cores, it is still challenging to controllably inscribe different fibre Bragg gratings (FBGs) in multicore fibres. In this article, we reported the FBG inscription in four core fibres (FCFs), whose cores are arranged in the corners of a square lattice. By investigating the influence of different inscription conditions during inscription, different results, such as simultaneous inscription of all cores, selectively inscription of individual or two cores, and even double scanning in perpendicular core couples by diagonal, are achieved. The phase mask scanning method, consisting of a 244nm Argon-ion frequencydoubled laser, air-bearing linear transfer stage and cylindrical lens and mirror setup, is used to precisely control the grating inscription in FCFs. The influence of three factors is systematically investigated to overcome the limitations, and they are the defocusing length between the cylindrical lens and the bare fibre, the rotation geometry of the fibre to the irritation beam, and the relative position of the fibre in the vertical direction of the laser beam.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2227040
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aston Institute of Photonics Technology (AIPT)
College of Engineering & Physical Sciences
Additional Information: -Changle Wang; Zhijun Yan; Qizhen Sun; Zhongyuan Sun; Chengbo Mou; Junxi Zhang; Abdulyezir Badmos and Lin Zhang; " Fibre Bragg gratings fabrication in four core fibres ", Proc. SPIE 9886, Micro-Structured and Specialty Optical Fibres IV, 98860H (April 27, 2016). Copyright 2016. Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic electronic or print 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. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.2227040 Funding: EPSRC (UNLOC EP/J017582/1); and E.C. Marie Curie International Incoming fellowship 328263.
Event Title: Micro-Structured and Specialty Optical Fibres IV
Event Type: Other
Event Dates: 2016-04-04 - 2016-04-06
Uncontrolled Keywords: fibre Bragg grating,grating inscription,multicore fibre,Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials,Condensed Matter Physics,Computer Science Applications,Applied Mathematics,Electrical and Electronic Engineering
ISBN: 978-1-5106-0131-4
Last Modified: 01 Oct 2024 07:13
Date Deposited: 26 Oct 2016 11:25
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PURE Output Type: Conference contribution
Published Date: 2016-04-27
Accepted Date: 2016-03-01
Authors: Wang, Changle
Yan, Zhijun
Sun, Qizhen
Sun, Zhongyuan
Mou, Chengbo (ORCID Profile 0000-0001-6107-3439)
Zhang, Junxi
Badmos, Abdulyezir
Zhang, Lin (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-1691-5577)

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