Femtosecond IR laser Inscription and X-ray Radiation Response of Fiber Bragg Gratings in Aluminosilicate Optical Fibers

A. Morana (1) , E. Marin (1) , T. Blanchet (1, 2) , L. Lablonde (3) , T. Robin (3) , A. Boukenter (1) , Y. Ouerdane (1) , S. Girard (1)

1 LHC - Laboratoire Hubert Curien [Saint Etienne]
2 LCFO - Laboratoire Capteurs Fibres Optiques
3 iXBlue Photonics

We investigate the inscription conditions of FBGs in Al-doped and Al-La co-doped fibers with a femtosecond laser at 1030 nm and a CW UV laser at 244 nm. X-ray effects on such gratings are characterized.

Keywords: Femtosecond fiber lasers; Femtosecond lasers; Optical fibers; Silica fibers; Ultraviolet lasers; X ray lasers

Domains: Physics [physics]; Physics [physics]; Instrumentation and Detectors [physics.ins-det]; Physics [physics]; Physics [physics]; Optics [physics.optics]

A. Morana, E. Marin, T. Blanchet, L. Lablonde, T. Robin, et al.. Femtosecond IR laser Inscription and X-ray Radiation Response of Fiber Bragg Gratings in Aluminosilicate Optical Fibers. Bragg Gratings, Photosensitivity and Poling in Glass Waveguides and Materials, Jul 2018, Zurich, Switzerland. pp.BM2A.2, ⟨10.1364/BGPPM.2018.BM2A.2⟩. ⟨cea-01919695⟩