Moiré Fibre Bragg Grating Written on Strained Fibres

Moiré fibre Bragg gratings are made in a single mode fibre and a polarization-maintaining fibre respectively, using an excimer KrF laser and a phase mask. Two gratings are written at the same location of the optical fibre. The wavelength spacing can be finely tuned from 0 to 1.86 nm by straining the optical fibre during UV illumination.