von Bibra ML, Roberts A, Canning J. Fabrication of long-period fiber gratings by use of focused ion-beam irradiation.
OPTICS LETTERS 2001;
26:765-767. [PMID:
18040443 DOI:
10.1364/ol.26.000765]
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Abstract
Long-period gratings have been made in nonphotosensitive optical fibers by irradiation of the core of a fiber with a focused beam of high-energy protons. The irradiated fibers exhibit relatively low loss, even before thermal annealing, and possess strongly wavelength-dependent transmission. The absence of a mask provides the opportunity to tailor the grating to a desired profile, and a variety of grating profiles were explored. The profile most resembling a sinusoid was found to produce the cleanest transmission spectra.
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