An ultra-broad band single-polarization single-mode photonic crystal fiberis investigated based on zero order Surface Plasmon Polariton (SPP) mode by using the full vector finite element method. Highly wavelength-dependent transmission is obtained because of the bonding zero-order SPP mode stimulated over the interface of gold/liquid. With a filled refractive index (RI) of 1.52, the polarization extinction is higher than 30dB/cm among a large bandwidth of 360 nm in the second communication window. Meanwhile, the linear relationship between the resonant wavelength of the bonding zero-order SPP mode and the RI value of the filled liquid, make it a good candidate for liquid RI sensor with high linearity and sensitivity.
The authors present a direct UV writing approach to fabricate fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) and gratings in
photolithographic waveguides. The technique uses two coherent UV beams, which are focused to a small spot (~7μm
diameter) at the point at which they overlap. The resulting interference pattern at the foci consists of fringes which are
used to define several grating planes per exposure, giving greater design flexibility and a significantly larger accessible
spectral range compared to traditional approaches. The typical index contrast during grating fabrication is observed to be
4.7×10-3, at writing speeds of 8 mm/min.
Direct UV Grating Writing (DGW) is an attractive technique for fabricating integrated Bragg grating devices in a silica-on- silicon platform. In this work we propose and demonstrate a novel phase modulated DGW method using an Electro- Optical Modulator for planar Bragg grating fabrication that offers improved performance. This new approach has allowed us to construct Bragg gratings with versatile structures such as phase shifts and apodization profiles. Simple uniform gratings, single and multiple phase shifted gratings, apodized gratings and chirped gratings have been made in this method; using grating detuning and this new phase controlled method we have shown that planar Bragg gratings can be written among 700 nm wavelength range on a single chip exclusively using software control.
All-optical signal processing offers the prospect of realizing high sampling bandwidth and overcoming many of the
limitations of electronics. This work introduces the use of planar Bragg gratings in all-optical signal processing. The key
fabrication technique is direct grating writing (DGW). One significant advantage of the DGW system is the small spot
size of the focused laser beam used to inscribe the waveguide and grating. Rather than using the wide area exposure such
as that from a phase mask, DGW uses a direct UV laser spot such that the dimensions of the UV induced structure are
determined by the focal spot size. For complex grating engineering this feature is superior to the conventional phase
mask techniques, allowing accurate control of the chirp, phase shifts, apodisation and other parameters to produce
intricate optical response.
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