Optimization of 3-hole-assisted PMMA optical fiber with double cladding for UV-induced FBG fabrication

Opt Express. 2009 Feb 16;17(4):2080-8. doi: 10.1364/oe.17.002080.

Abstract

We propose a new hole-assisted polymer optical fiber design to eliminate the influence of dopant diffusion and to increase the UV writing efficiency in fiber Bragg grating inscription. The optical waveguide is formed inside a solid core surrounded by a ring of 3 large air holes in enhanced UV photosensitive PMMA with double-cladding. We determined a map of the single-mode and multi-mode phase transitions using a finite-element- based vectorial optical mode solver. We obtained a wide range of geometrical configuration for the single-transverse-mode (HE11) propagation in the visible. The design is optimized to operate at the minimum optical loss wavelengths of 580 nm and 770 nm.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Optical Fibers*
  • Polymethyl Methacrylate / chemistry*
  • Polymethyl Methacrylate / radiation effects*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Ultraviolet Rays

Substances

  • Polymethyl Methacrylate