Apodization of optical filters formed in photosensitive media

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G02B 5/18 (2006.01) G02B 6/02 (2006.01) G02B 6/34 (2006.01) G02B 27/44 (2006.01) G02B 27/58 (2006.01)

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CA 2336329

Filter gratings are formed in optical waveguides (50) having photosensitive cores by exposing the cores to actinic radiation in the form of interfering beams (38, 40) having peak intensities (72, 74) that are relatively displaced along an optical axis (64) of the waveguides. Each of the interfering beams has a single-lobed intensity profile and a degree of spatial coherence required to achieve a desired fringe contrast between the two relatively displaced beams. Index modulations in the photosensitive core match the illumination (interference) pattern of the radiation. The relative displacement of the interfering beams reduces side lobes of the gratings' spectral responses by leveling the average refractive index of the index modulations. A second exposure with the two beams but without the beams' interference effects further levels the average refractive index.

L'invention concerne des réseaux de filtres qui sont formés dans des guides d'ondes optiques (50) pourvus d'âmes photosensibles. Le procédé consiste à exposer ces dernières à des rayonnements actiniques sous forme de faisceaux parasites (38, 40) présentant des intensités de pointe (72, 74) qui sont déplacés le long d'un axe optique (64) des guides d'ondes. Chacun des faisceaux parasites présente un profil d'intensité à un seul lobe et un degré de cohérence spatiale requis pour assurer le contraste des franges requis entre les deux faisceaux déplacés l'un par rapport à l'autre. Des modulations d'indice dans l'âme photosensible correspondent au schéma (d'interférence) d'éclairage du rayonnement. Le déplacement relatif des faisceaux parasites réduit les lobes latéraux des réponses spectrales des réseaux en nivelant l'indice de réfraction moyen des modulations d'indice. Une deuxième exposition avec les deux faisceaux mais sans les effets d'interférence des faisceaux nivelle encore l'indice de réfraction moyen.

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