A technique for accurately calibrating the motion of a phase mask used to inscribe complex fibre Bragg grating structures

doi:10.1364/OE.16.003807

A technique for accurately calibrating the motion of a phase mask used to inscribe complex fibre Bragg grating structures

J. W. Arkwright and H. Zhou »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 16, Issue 6, pp. 3807-3817 (2008)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.16.003807

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Abstract

A technique is described for calibrating the amplitude of motion of a phase mask typically used for inscribing fibre Bragg grating (FBG) structures. The motion of the phase mask is detected using a simple Michelson interferometer that can be readily mounted onto an FBG writing system. The output of the interferometer provides a direct indication of the phase mask motion as a function of the true periodicity of the phase mask structure and so is ideally suited to inscription of apodised or phase shifted FBG structures. The technique can be automated and can achieve accuracies of ±1 nm in approximately 1 minute.

OCIS Codes
(050.5080) Diffraction and gratings : Phase shift
(060.3735) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber Bragg gratings

ToC Category:
Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

History
Original Manuscript: February 5, 2008
Revised Manuscript: February 27, 2008
Manuscript Accepted: February 28, 2008
Published: March 7, 2008

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J. W. Arkwright and H. Zhou, "A technique for accurately calibrating the motion of a phase mask used to inscribe complex fibre Bragg grating structures," Opt. Express 16, 3807-3817 (2008)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-16-6-3807

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Arkwright, J. W.
Barcelos, S.
Chan, T. H. T.
Cheng, L.K.
Chung, W. H.
Cole, M. J.
Giles, C. R.
Hill, K. O.
Laming, R. I.
Liu, S.Y.
Loh, W. H.
Meltz,
Meltz, G.
Ni, Y. Q.
Smith, B. C.
Tam, H. Y.
Yoffe, G. W.
Yu, L.
Zervas, M.

Electron. Lett.

M. J. Cole, W. H. Loh, R. I. Laming, M. Zervas, and S. Barcelos, "Moving fibre/phase mask -scanning beam technique for enhances flexibility in producing fibre gratings with a uniform phase mask," Electron. Lett. 31, 1488-1489 (1995). [CrossRef]

Eng. Struct.

T. H. T. Chan, L. Yu, H. Y. Tam, Y. Q. Ni, S.Y. Liu, W. H. Chung, and L.K. Cheng, "Fiber Bragg grating sensors for structural health monitoring of Tsing Ma bridge: Background and experimental observation monitoring," Eng. Struct. 28, 648-659 (2006). [CrossRef]

J. Lightwave Technol.

K. O. Hill and G. Meltz, "Fiber Bragg Grating Technology Fundamentals and Overview," J. Lightwave Technol. 15, 1263-1276 (1997). [CrossRef]
C. R. Giles, "Lightwave Applications of Fiber Bragg Gratings," J. Lightwave Technol. 15, 1391-1404 (1997). [CrossRef]

Opt. Lett.

G. Meltz, W. W. Morey, and W. H. Glenn, "Formation of Bragg gratings in optical fibers by a transverse holographic method," Opt. Lett. 14, 823 (1989). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

OSA Tech. Dig.

G. W. Yoffe, J. W. Arkwright, and B. C. Smith, "Flexible and stable interferometer for fabricating fiber Bragg gratings," OSA Tech. Dig. 22, 93-95 (1993).

Other

J. W. Arkwright, et al, "Design and clinical results from a fibre optic manometry catheter for oesophageal motility studies," International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors (OFS-19), (2008), Perth, Australia

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