Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 58, Issue 23, 2306006(2021)

Microfiber Long-period Grating Based on Two-photon Polymerization Technology

Peiyuan Liu, Zixuan Liu, Yaoyu Cao, Shichao Song, Jun Ma, Jie Li*, and Baiou Guan
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  • Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Institute of Photonics Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou , Guangdong 511486, China
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    In this paper, a two-photon polymerization system built using a femtosecond laser was used to fabricate a microfiber long-period fiber grating (MLPG). The system uses a computer to control the three-dimensional displacement platform to complete the structure production, is programmable to realize the automatic grating production, and monitors the grating production process throughout the process. To complete the fabrication of the MLPG, the two-photon polymerization of the photoresist periodically occurs on the surface of the fiber. Compared with the traditional manufacturing method, the grating manufacturing method based on two-photon polymerization did not depend on the changes of the fiber substrate. The long-period grating can be flexibly manufactured on the outer surfaces of different types of fibers. As an example, we fabricated eight grating blocks with a 95 μm period on a microfiber with 6.9 µm diameter. At 1331 nm, a transmission spectrum loss peak of 13.5 dB is observed. The experimental results show that the temperature and refractive index sensitivities of the MLPG are as high as 1.39 nm/°C and 2207.89 nm/RIU(RIU is the unit refractive index), respectively.

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    Peiyuan Liu, Zixuan Liu, Yaoyu Cao, Shichao Song, Jun Ma, Jie Li, Baiou Guan. Microfiber Long-period Grating Based on Two-photon Polymerization Technology[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2021, 58(23): 2306006

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Mar. 5, 2021

    Accepted: Apr. 7, 2021

    Published Online: Nov. 18, 2021

    The Author Email: Li Jie (tjieli@jnu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP202158.2306006

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