title: Analysis on the saturation of refractive index modulation in fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) written by partially coherent UV beams.
abstract: We present an analysis on the saturation of refractive index modulation of fiber Bragg gratings written in nonhydrogenated Ge-B co-doped single-mode photosensitive optical fiber by partially coherent pulsed UV beams. The UV beams of different spatial coherence properties were generated by second harmonic conversion of high repetition rate, high average power copper vapor laser (CVL) oscillators with different optical resonators. It is observed that for UV beams of higher spatial coherence, the fiber Bragg grating reflectivity growth was faster and saturation of refractive index modulation was higher. The experimental results are explained with the help of a physical model based on exponential decay of defect centers per unit volume on UV absorption in the fiber core. The subsequent increase in the refractive index was attributed to the structural modification and densification of the fiber core.
authors.affiliation: R&D C3 Block, Laser System Engineering Section, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT), Indore-452013, India. rkmahakud@rrcat.gov.in
authors.forename: Ramakanta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mahakud
authors.forename: Om
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.forename: Shankar V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Nakhe
authors.forename: Sudhir Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Dixit