Fabrication of Bragg gratings in microstructured and step index Bi-SiO<sub>2</sub> optical fibers using an ArF laser

doi:10.1364/OE.20.00B118

Fabrication of Bragg gratings in microstructured and step index Bi-SiO₂ optical fibers using an ArF laser

Georgios Violakis, Hans G. Limberger, Alexander S. Zlenko, Sergey L. Semjonov, Igor A. Bufetov, Valery M. Mashinsky, Vladimir V. Vel'miskin, and Evgeny M. Dianov »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 20, Issue 26, pp. B118-B123 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.00B118

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An ArF excimer laser was used to fabricate Bragg gratings in fibers with Bi-SiO₂ core and microstructured or F-doped claddings without fiber presensitization. Average and modulated refractive index changes of 2.7 × 10⁻⁴ and 1.0 × 10⁻⁴ were induced in pristine microstructured fiber while 1.0 × 10⁻⁴ and 0.7 × 10⁻⁴ were observed in the F-doped-cladding fiber. Fiber luminescence was also measured under 1064 nm pumping for both fibers. Photosensitivity and luminescence were compared to a Bi-Al₂O₃-SiO₂ core optical fiber.

OCIS Codes
(060.2270) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber characterization
(060.3738) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber Bragg gratings, photosensitivity
(060.3510) Fiber optics and optical communications : Lasers, fiber

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Fibers, Fiber Devices, and Amplifiers

History
Original Manuscript: October 1, 2012
Revised Manuscript: November 5, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: November 9, 2012
Published: November 28, 2012

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European Conference on Optical Communication 2012 (2012) Optics Express

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Georgios Violakis, Hans G. Limberger, Alexander S. Zlenko, Sergey L. Semjonov, Igor A. Bufetov, Valery M. Mashinsky, Vladimir V. Vel'miskin, and Evgeny M. Dianov, "Fabrication of Bragg gratings in microstructured and step index Bi-SiO₂ optical fibers using an ArF laser," Opt. Express 20, B118-B123 (2012)
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S. V. Firstov, A. V. Shubin, V. F. Khopin, M. A. Mel'kumov, I. A. Bufetov, A. O. I. Medvedkov, A. N. Gur’yanov, and E. M. Dianov, “Bismuth-doped germanosilicate fibre laser with 20-W output power at 1460 nm,” Quantum Electron.41(7), 581–583 (2011). [CrossRef]
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[1] S. V. Firstov, V. F. Khopin, I. A. Bufetov, E. G. Firstova, A. N. Guryanov, and E. M. Dianov, “Combined excitation-emission spectroscopy of bismuth active centers in optical fibers,” Opt. Express19(20), 19551–19561 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[2] I. A. Bufetov and E. M. Dianov, “Bi-doped fiber lasers,” Laser Phys. Lett.6(7), 487–504 (2009). [CrossRef]

[3] S. V. Firstov, A. V. Shubin, V. F. Khopin, M. A. Mel'kumov, I. A. Bufetov, A. O. I. Medvedkov, A. N. Gur’yanov, and E. M. Dianov, “Bismuth-doped germanosilicate fibre laser with 20-W output power at 1460 nm,” Quantum Electron.41(7), 581–583 (2011). [CrossRef]

[4] I. A. Bufetov, M. A. Melkumov, S. V. Firstov, A. V. Shubin, S. L. Semenov, V. V. Vel’miskin, A. E. Levchenko, E. G. Firstova, and E. M. Dianov, “Optical gain and laser generation in bismuth-doped silica fibers free of other dopants,” Opt. Lett.36(2), 166–168 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[5] I. Razdobreev, H. El Hamzaoui, L. Bigot, V. Arion, G. Bouwmans, A. Le Rouge, and M. Bouazaoui, “Optical properties of bismuth-doped silica core photonic crystal fiber,” Opt. Express18(19), 19479–19484 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[6] A. S. Zlenko, V. V. Dvoyrin, V. M. Mashinsky, A. N. Denisov, L. D. Iskhakova, M. S. Mayorova, O. I. Medvedkov, S. L. Semenov, S. A. Vasiliev, and E. M. Dianov, “Furnace chemical vapor deposition bismuth-doped silica-core holey fiber,” Opt. Lett.36(13), 2599–2601 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[7] B. J. Eggleton, P. S. Westbrook, R. S. Windeler, S. Spälter, and T. A. Strasser, “Grating resonances in air-silica microstructured optical fibers,” Opt. Lett.24(21), 1460–1462 (1999). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[8] J. Albert, M. Fokine, and W. Margulis, “Grating formation in pure silica-core fibers,” Opt. Lett.27(10), 809–811 (2002). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[9] G. Violakis and S. Pissadakis, “Improved efficiency Bragg grating inscription in a commercial solid core microstructured optical fiber,” in 9th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2007), paper We.Dl.5.

[10] C. Ban, H. G. Limberger, V. M. Mashinsky, and E. M. Dianov, “Photosensitivity and stress changes of Ge-free Bi-Al doped silica optical fibers under ArF excimer laser irradiation,” Opt. Express19(27), 26859–26865 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[11] G. Violakis, P. Saffari, H. G. Limberger, V. M. Mashinsky, and E. M. Dianov, “Thermal decay of UV Ar+ and ArF excimer laser fabricated Bragg gratings in SMF-28e and Bi-Al-doped optical fiber,” in Bragg Gratings, Photosensitivity, and Poling in Glass Waveguides (BGPP), (OSA, 2012), paper BM4D.6.

[12] C. Ban, L. I. Bulatov, V. V. Dvoyrin, V. M. Mashinsky, H. G. Limberger, and E. M. Dianov, “Infrared luminescence enhancement by UV-irradiation of H2-loaded Bi-Al-doped fiber,” in 35th European Conference and Exhibition on Optical Communication (ECOC), 2009), paper 6.1.5.

[13] G. Violakis, H. G. Limberger, A. S. Zlenko, S. L. Semjonov, V. M. Mashinsky, and E. M. Dianov, “Fabrication of Bragg gratings in microstructured Bi:SiO2 optical fiber using an ArF laser,” in European Conference and Exhibition on Optical Communication (ECOC), 2012), paper We.1.F.3.

[14] ZEMAX, (2012), retrieved http://www.zemax.com

[15] M. Neff, V. Romano, and W. Luthy, “Metal-doped fibres for broadband emission: Fabrication with granulated oxides,” Opt. Mater.31(2), 247–251 (2008). [CrossRef]

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