title: UV-induced Bragg grating inscription into single-polarization all-solid hybrid microstructured optical fiber.
abstract: We demonstrate a single-polarization all-solid hybrid microstructured optical fiber with a UV-induced Bragg grating. A strong (∼20 dB) UV-induced Bragg grating was inscribed within the 30 nm-wide single-polarization window of the fiber, producing polarized Bragg reflection. The sharp band-edge cutoff allows a large polarization-extinction ratio of the Bragg reflection. The hybrid structure of the fiber enabled minimal UV exposure to the high-index regions and the location of the single-polarization window was maintained after the grating was inscribed.
authors: Institute of Photonics and Optical Science, School of Physics, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ryugoto@physics.usyd.edu.au
authors: Ryuichiro
authors: R
authors: Goto
authors: Ihsan
authors: I
authors: Fsaifes
authors: Assaad
authors: A
authors: Baz
authors: Laurent
authors: L
authors: Bigot
authors: Katsuhiro
authors: K
authors: Takenaga
authors: Shoichiro
authors: S
authors: Matsuo
authors: Stuart D
authors: SD
authors: Jackson
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008904:Miniaturization; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D018511:Systems Integration; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays