Abstract
Direct, point-by-point inscription of fibre Bragg gratings by an infrared femtosecond laser has been reported recently. Response of these gratings to annealing at temperatures in the range 500 to 1050°C is studied for the first time. Gratings inscribed by infrared femtosecond lasers were thermally stable at temperatures up to 900°C, representing a significant improvement in comparison with the 'common', UV-inscribed, gratings. Annealing at temperatures up to 700°C increased grating reflectivity. © IEE 2005.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 176-178 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Electronics letters |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 17 Feb 2005 |
Bibliographical note
This paper is a postprint of a paper submitted to and accepted for publication in Electronics Letters and is subject to Institution of Engineering and Technology Copyright. The copy of record is available at IET Digital Library.Keywords
- thermal properties
- fibre Bragg gratings
- point by point method
- infrared femtosecond laser
- annealing
- thermal stability
- grating reflectivity
- 500 to 1050 degC