We demonstrate a single-polarization all-solid hybrid microstructured optical fiber with a UV-induced Bragg grating. A strong (∼20 dB) UV-induced Bragg grating was inscribed within the 30 nm-wide single-polarization window of the fiber, producing polarized Bragg reflection. The sharp band-edge cutoff allows a large polarization-extinction ratio of the Bragg reflection. The hybrid structure of the fiber enabled minimal UV exposure to the high-index regions and the location of the single-polarization window was maintained after the grating was inscribed.

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J. Lightwave Technol.

• J. Simpson, R. Stolen, F. Sears, W. Pleibel, J. MacChesney, and R. Howard, “A single-polarization fiber,” J. Lightwave Technol. 1, 370–374 (1983). [CrossRef]

Opt. Express

• M. L. Åslund, N. Jovanovic, N. Groothoff, J. Canning, G. D. Marshall, S. D. Jackson, A. Fuerbach, and M. J. Withford, “Optical loss mechanisms in femtosecond laser-written point-by-point fibre Bragg gratings,” Opt. Express 16, 14248–14254 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
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• S. Johnson and J. Joannopoulos, “Block-iterative frequency-domain methods for Maxwell’s equations in a planewave basis,” Opt. Express 8, 173–190 (2001). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
• T. T. Alkeskjold, “Large-mode-area ytterbium-doped fiber amplifier with distributed narrow spectral filtering and reduced bend sensitivity,” Opt. Express 17, 16394–16405 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Opt. Lett.

• N. M. Litchinitser, A. K. Abeeluck, C. Headley, and B. J. Eggleton, “Antiresonant reflecting photonic crystal optical waveguides,” Opt. Lett. 27, 1592–1594 (2002). [CrossRef]
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• A. Cerqueira. S., D. G. Lona, I. de Oliveira, H. E. Hernandez-Figueroa, and H. L. Fragnito, “Broadband single-polarization guidance in hybrid photonic crystal fibers,” Opt. Lett. 36, 133–135 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
• R. Goto, R. J. Williams, N. Jovanovic, G. D. Marshall, M. J. Withford, and S. D. Jackson, “Linearly polarized fiber laser using a point-by-point Bragg grating in a single-polarization photonic bandgap fiber,” Opt. Lett. 36, 1872–1874 (2011). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

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