Tunable Direct Writing of FBGs into a Non-Photosensitive Tm-Doped Fiber Core with an fs Laser and Phase Mask

Fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) are successfully written in a non-photosensitive Tm-doped single-mode fiber by a 800nm fs laser and a 2.7μm period phase mask. The intra-core FBGs are written using the phase mask ±1 order interference, and have a period of 1.35μm, which responds to the second-order reflective central wavelength at 1946.4nm. Based on the magnification tuning writing technology, the tunable writing technology is also experimentally investigated. The distance between the phase mask and the fiber, between the phase mask and the tuning lens, and the focal length of the tuning lens all have an influence on the tunable characteristics. Four different FBGs tuning reflective central wavelengths located at 1958.7nm, 1970.8nm, 1882.5nm and 1899.7nm are obtained.