Paper 13142-19
Paper 13142-19
Long period gratings in unconventional optical fibers made with 3D printed periodic interdigitated grooved structure
19 August 2024 • 9:00 AM - 9:20 AM PDT | Conv. Ctr. Room 15B
Abstract
Mechanically induced long-period gratings (MILPGs) in wide range of optical fibers including standard single-mode fiber (SMF-28), double-cladding fibers like Thorlabs DCF-13 and, Nufern S-1310, P-doped, and photonic crystal fiber (PCF) will be presented. To this aim, high-resolution 3D printing technique, stereolithography (SLA), has been used to fabricate grooved plates for mechanically inducing LPG. Several factors including effect of weight, grating length, polarization -dependence and fiber coating were considered to assess the performance of fabricated MILPGs devices and these devices exhibit superior spectral characteristics including negligible power losses and well-defined narrow attenuation bands. The proposed fabrication technique stands out for its cost-effectiveness and easiness. Furthermore, a wide range of optical fibers were explored in this study and the findings suggest potential applications in sensing and communication. This marks the first extensive investigation of MILPGs in the explored fibers, indicating a novel contribution to the field.
Presenter
Sidrish Zahra
Univ. degli Studi di Napoli Parthenope (Italy)
In 2019, I graduated with a master's degree in information and communication engineering from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, which is affiliated with the Chinese government. At the moment, I am a doctoral student in the field of information and communication technology and engineering at the University of Naples 'Parthenope' in Naples, Italy. My current research interests include the fabrication and characterization of optical fiber sensors in combination with 3D printing technology for applications involving optical fiber communication and sensing.