Cladding mode coupling in highly localized fiber Bragg gratings: Modal properties and transmission spectra

Jens Thomas; Nemanja Jovanovic; Ria G. Becker; Graham D. Marshall; Michael J. Withford; Andreas Tünnermann; Stefan Nolte; M. J. Steel

doi:10.1364/OE.19.000325

Cladding mode coupling in highly localized fiber Bragg gratings: Modal properties and transmission spectra

Jens Thomas^*, Nemanja Jovanovic, Ria G. Becker, Graham D. Marshall, Michael J. Withford, Andreas Tünnermann, Stefan Nolte, M. J. Steel

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The spectral characteristics of a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) with a transversely inhomogeneous refractive index profile, differs considerably from that of a transversely uniform one. Transmission spectra of inhomogeneous and asymmetric FBGs that have been inscribed with focused ultrashort pulses with the so-called point-by-point technique are investigated. The cladding mode resonances of such FBGs can span a full octave in the spectrum and are very pronounced (deeper than 20dB). Using a coupled-mode approach, we compute the strength of resonant coupling and find that coupling into cladding modes of higher azimuthal order is very sensitive to the position of the modification in the core. Exploiting these properties allows precise control of such reflections and may lead to many new sensing applications.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	325-341
Number of pages	17
Journal	Optics Express
Volume	19
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.000325
Publication status	Published - 3 Jan 2011

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