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PhotonicSensors(2013)Vo1．3，No．1：81-96 FabricationofTailoredBraggGratingsbythePhaseM ask Dithering／M ovingTechnique MiguelMELO andPauloV S．MARQUES，2 DepartmentofPhysicsandAsWonomy,FacultyofSciences，UniversiytofPorW，RuadoCampoAlegre687,4169—007 PorW，Portugal 2INESCTEC Ruaod CampoAlegre687,4169—007Porm，Portugal , Correspondingauthor：PauloV．S．MARQUES E-mail：psmarque@fc．up．pt Abstract：Themostrelevantaspectsrelatedtothephasemask dithering／movingmethodforthe fabricationofcomplexBragggratingdesignsarereviewed．Detailsofrexperimentalimplementation ofthistechnique ispresented．includingtheoreticalanalysisofthecalibration functionsforthe correctdither／displacement．Resultsfrom tailoredBragggratingstructuresfabricatedbythismethod areshown．ApodizedBragggratingswithmodeledspatialprofileswereimplemented，resultingin sidemodesuppression levelsofmorethan2OdB ingratingsshowingtransmissionfilteringlevel higherthan3O(1B．Chirpedgratingswiththespectralbandwidthupto4nlTI，z-shiftandsampled Bragggratingswithequalizedpeaksequallyspacedbv0．8nm (100GHz)werealsofabricated． Keywords：Bragggratings，opticalfiberfilters，opticalfibercommunications，opticalfibersensors Citation：MiguelMELOandPauloV．S．MARQUES，F‘abricationofTailoredBraggGratingsbythePhaseMaskDithering／Moving Technique，”PhotonicSensors，vo1．3，no．1，PP．81-96，2013． of the UV dose．dimensions and in temr s of 1．Introduction waveguide positioning when illuminated，and so Bragg gratingsarekey devicesin the optical custom designscanbeachieved．However,thefield fiber sensors field．Severaltechniques for their received littleinterestatthetime since itwasa fabrication have been demonstrated，starting with tediously long process nad exrtemely difficultto theinternalwriting[1】andhteholographicmethod foc