Sensing properties of fiber Bragg gratings in small-core Ge-doped photonic crystal fibers

We report about fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) inscribed in two different types of small-core Ge-doped photonic crystal fibers with a UV laser. Sensing properties of the FBGs were systematically investigated by means of demonstrating the responses of Bragg wavelengths to temperature, strain, bending, and transverse-loading. The Bragg wavelength of the FBGs shifts toward longer wavelengths with increasing temperature, tensile strain, and transverse-loading. Moreover, the bending and transverse-loading properties of the FBGs are sensitive to the fiber orientations. The reasonable analyses for these sensing properties also are presented.     

Spectral characterization of helicoidal long-period fiber gratings in photonic crystal fibers

We report a new helicoidal long-period grating by twisting a photonic crystal fiber under CO₂ laser irradiation and experimentally investigated its novel transmission characteristics. The fabricated helicoidal PCF-LPG has a relatively short length of ∼1.4 cm with a low polarization dependent loss less than 1 dB and thermal shift of ∼3.7 pm/°C. The proposed device endows the unique resonant peaks tuning capability more than ∼18 nm by applying torsion stress, which has not been achieved in prior PCF-LPGs. From these novel thermo-optic and photo-mechanical properties, the proposed device can be applied for various components, including optical filters, attenuators, and sensors.     

Dynamic characteristics of nonlinear Bragg gratings in photonic crystal fibres

We study numerically the temporal and spatial dynamics of light in Bragg gratings in highly nonlinear photonic crystal fibre for a CW input signal. Our numerical model is based on the plane wave mode solver and a set of nonlinear coupled-mode equations which we solve using a variation of implicit fourth order Runge-Kutta method. We observe not only bistability of the intensity versus transmitted and reflected light but also complex dynamics. We demonstrate that for values of input intensity above the bistable region the steady state may undergo a supercritical Hopf bifurcation. For some ranges of the input intensity we also observe a coexistence of two periodic attractors. The dynamics found, in particular the features in the bifurcation diagram, strongly depend on the parameters of the fibre. Consequently, we suggest that by proper design of the photonic crystal in the cladding we can adjust such nonlinear features of the Bragg gratings as the width of the bistable region, the intensity at which the bifurcation occurs and also the characteristics of the dynamics at high values of input intensity.     

Local coupling-coefficient characterization in fiber Bragg gratings

We propose a new method for characterizing the local parameters of fiber Bragg gratings. This method combines measurement of the complex impulse response by optical low-coherence reflectometry and reconstruction of the complex coupling coefficient by layer peeling. Application of the method to a nonhomogeneous grating shows that the local coupling coefficient can be precisely determined with an axial resolution below 20 microm and a maximum error of less than 5% for amplitude and phase, respectively.     

Strain-insensitive and high-temperature long-period gratings inscribed in photonic crystal fiber

We fabricate and demonstrate strain-insensitive and high-temperature long-period gratings in endlessly single-mode photonic crystal fiber by use of focused pulses of a CO2 laser and a periodic stress relaxation technique without geometrical deformation and elongation of the fiber. The thermal dependence of mode coupling at 1299.59 nm is 10.9 pm/degrees C from 24 to 992 degrees C, whereas the coefficient of strain sensitivity is -0.192 pm/muepsilon up to the maximum strain of 2.74%epsilon. It is found for what is believed to be the first time that, in contrast with the traditional fiber case, the coupling resonance shifts toward shorter wavelengths under applied strain, indicating that the refractive index of the core is decreased as a result of the rebuilding of tension attributed to the stress-elastic effect, and the cladding modes is highly dispersive because of airholes arranged in the fiber cladding.     

光纤布拉格光栅温度灵敏性的实验研究

在-150～550℃的温度范围内测量了光纤布拉格光栅中心反射波长的温度灵敏性。光栅波长的温度响应是非线性的。通过对试验数据的三次多项式进行拟合分析,结果表明:波长为1500nm左右的光栅具有相同的温度敏感性;波长对温度变化的响应(ΔλB/ΔT)主要是由折射率的变化(dn/dT)引起的,dn/dT随着温度的降低而减小;得到了温度灵敏系数关于温度的二次表达式,并给出了在-150～550℃温度范围内波长变化的快速估算。     

基于光纤光栅的应变与温度分离技术的研究

理论分析了光纤光栅交叉敏感的物理机制,重点研究了基于双波长矩阵法和双参量矩阵法的应变与温度分离技术。提出了一种基于双参量矩阵法的应变与温度测量系统,该系统传感头由FBG和非本征型F-P干涉腔(EF-PI)构成,其中FBG对应变敏感,EFPI测温精度高。     

Long period gratings written in large-mode area photonic crystal fiber

We report for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, on the fabrication and characterization of CO₂-laser written long-period gratings in a large-mode area photonic crystal fiber with a core diameter of 25 μm. The gratings have low insertion losses (<1 dB) and high attenuation (>10 dB) at the resonant wavelengths, making them particularly interesting for high power applications.     

Tunable fiber gratings fabricated in photonic crystal fiber by use of mechanical pressure

The mode-coupling properties of tunable long-period fiber gratings (LPGs) formed in photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) are presented. The mode coupling from the fundamental core mode to a cladding mode of a PCF is obtained by use of periodic mechanical pressure. The strength and the wavelength of the resonant peak are tuned by adjusting the grating period and the pressure applied on the PCF. Contrary to the conventional fiber case, the resonant wavelength of the PCF LPG is decreased by increasing the periodicity.     

高温光子晶体光纤温度传感器

针对大于500℃的高温环境,提出了一种可用于高温温度测量的高温光子晶体光纤(PCF)温度传感器。在光子晶体光纤末端熔接一段纯石英无芯光纤构成外腔式光纤法珀腔(EFPI)结构。纯石英无芯光纤在高温下的热膨胀和热光效应使得EFPI的光学腔长发生变化。结合光纤白光干涉测量技术,通过测量EFPI的腔长得到被测温度。在不同温度环境下,对腔长为175μm的EFPI光纤温度传感器进行连续测量。测量结果显示,设计的高温光纤温度传感器在27~1100℃范围内,腔长-温度三阶拟合精度达到99.95%,腔长-温度灵敏度为(0.851+0.0023T-0.000000957T2)nm/℃,其中在1100℃时,温度测量分辨率为0.225℃。     

Temporal characterization of short pulses stretched by fiber Bragg gratings

Short femtosecond pulses at 1054 nm are stretched up to 400 ps by long broadband chirped-fiber Bragg gratings. The temporal profile of the reflected pulses is measured with a cross-correlation scheme. The advantage of this technique over the usual spectral measurements is its high sensitivity, since the temporal profile of reflected pulses is revealed to be strongly affected by the presence of defects in the grating. We show that this method is a good test of the quality of fiber Bragg gratings.     

Sampled phase-shift fiber Bragg gratings

A phase-shift fiber Bragg grating (FBG) with sampling is proposed to generate a multi-channel bandpass filter in the background of multi-channel stopbands. The sampled noire fiber gratings are analyzed by Fourier transform theory first, and then simulation and experiment are performed, the results show that transmission peaks are opened in every reflective channel, the spectrum shape of every channel is identical.It can be used to fabricate multi-wavelength distributed feedback (DFB) fiber laser.     

Thermal regenerated type IIa fiber Bragg gratings for ultra-high temperature operation

Thermally regenerated fiber Bragg gratings written in photosensitive fibers with nanosecond laser pulses without hydrogen loading have been shown to become temperature stable up to 600 °C. In this paper, we give an experimental analysis of the refractive index development for fabricating the gratings and for the thermal regeneration process. Furthermore, we identify a thermal induced type IIa (type In) behavior of the refractive index to be responsible for the regeneration. The variation of refractive index modulation and the average index in the grating region is discussed. With additional annealing it is possible to improve the temperature stability beyond 1000 °C.     

Characteristics of hydrogenated fiber Bragg gratings

By utilizing both hydrogen loading for photosensitivity enhancement and a phase mask for holographic exposure, we have fabricated fiber Bragg grating with controllable reflectance and bandwidth. The evolution of hydrogen diffusion into a single-mode optical fiber before exposure, and out of the fiber after exposure was characterized, and the results were consistent with the theoretical modeling. The shifting of Bragg wavelength and thermal reliability were found related to the hydrogen behavior inside the fiber. One solution to prevent Bragg wavelength from drifting after the grating was formed and hence to increase the grating's reliability was to anneal it so that the residual hydrogen was forced out of the optical fiber in a short time. Received: 12 June 1996/Accepted: 17 June 1996     

Tunable Bragg gratings for fiber lasers

A tuning method of a fiber Bragg grating by the bending compression-tension is considered. With this method, a relative tuning range of the resonance wavelength of the grating of about 5% has been obtained. The changes in the shape of the spectrum and in the grating reflectivity during the tuning process are studied. The reflectivity of the fiber Bragg grating has been found to considerably increase with increasing degree of compression. It is shown that such an increase is caused by compression-induced changes in the refractive index modulation amplitude in the grating. The fiber Bragg grating developed has been applied for tuning the radiation wavelength of an ytterbium fiber laser. The tuning range of the laser has been found to be 45 nm around the central wavelength 1080 nm.     

Fibonacci quasi-periodic superstructure fiber Bragg gratings

Superstructure fiber Bragg gratings constructed following the Fibonacci sequence are proposed and simulated by using the transfer matrix method. The reflection spectrum has a multi-fractal structure as a function of the wavelength and is symmetric to the center. The reflectivity has self-similarity and scaling with respect to the Fibonacci sequence order at the central wavelength. For the transmission spectrum, the interaction of the core-cladding mode is investigated and the particular wavelengths for which the resonance condition is satisfied are located by varying the grating parameters. The potential application of the quasi-periodic structure as fiber sensors is also proposed.     

Analysis of sampled fiber Bragg gratings in polarization-maintaining fiber

A novel type of sampled fiber Bragg gratings （FBGs） written in polarization-maintaining fiber （PMF） is proposed. The reflection spectrum, time delay, and group velocity dispersion （GVD） of the gratings are analyzed. In addition, the reflection spectrum is optimized by apodization. The scheme of multi-wavelength output based on the gratings is proposed, which could be used as a multi-wavelength polarization filter in the density wavelength division multiplexed （DWDM） system.     

All-fiber actively Q-switched fiber laser tuned by a pair of temperature controlled fiber Bragg gratings

We report an all-fiber actively Q-switched erbium-doped fiber laser, where the linear laser cavity mirrors are composed of two fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs). The laser oscillation wavelength could be tuned by this pair of temperature controlled FBGs. The Q-switching is achieved by an all-fiber phase modulation device. Using this system, we could obtain stable Q-switched laser pulses output, which could be optimized by tuning the reflection wavelengths of the two FBGs to be adjacent to each other. Instead of being modulated by the FBG filter in high-speed oscillation, this fiber laser system is operating in the Q-switched regime using an all-fiber phase modulator, producing a more stable laser output spectrum.