Realization of aperiodic fiber Bragg gratings with ultrashort laser pulses and the line-by-line technique

We demonstrate the fabrication of aperiodic fiber Bragg gratings (AFBGs) for their application as filter elements. Direct inscription was performed by focusing ultrashort laser pulses with an oil-immersion objective into the fiber core and utilizing the line-by-line technique for flexible period ada...

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Published inOptics letters Vol. 43; no. 15; p. 3794
Main Authors Goebel, Thorsten A, Bharathan, Gayathri, Ams, Martin, Heck, Maximilian, Krämer, Ria G, Matzdorf, Christian, Richter, Daniel, Siems, Malte P, Fuerbach, Alex, Nolte, Stefan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.08.2018
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Summary:We demonstrate the fabrication of aperiodic fiber Bragg gratings (AFBGs) for their application as filter elements. Direct inscription was performed by focusing ultrashort laser pulses with an oil-immersion objective into the fiber core and utilizing the line-by-line technique for flexible period adaptation. The AFBGs inscribed allow for the suppression of 10 lines in a single grating and are in excellent agreement with simulations based on the specific design. Applications in astronomy for the suppression of hydroxyl emission lines are discussed.
ISSN:1539-4794
DOI:10.1364/OL.43.003794