title: A new method for sampled fiber Bragg grating fabrication by use of both femtosecond laser and CO2 laser.
abstract: A new method for sample fiber Bragg grating fabrication by use of both femtosecond laser and CO(2) laser has been proposed and demonstrated. Such a method exhibits the advantages of high fabrication flexibility, and good thermal stability. The sampling period and duty cycle can be easily varied by changing the CO(2) laser beam scanning pattern during operation. The gratings produced have potential applications in optical communications, fiber lasers, and optical fiber sensors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, PR China.
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: X Y
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Minwei
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang