Bragg Grating Waveguide Array Ultrafast Laser Inscribed into the Cladding of a Flat Fiber

Abstract

We report the fabrication and initial characterization of a waveguide sensor array in the cladding of a flat fiber. The sensor, designed to independently measure the strain on three Bragg grating waveguides, exploits the true three dimensional fabrication technology of ultrafast laser inscription by placing these gratings in a non-planar configuration.