Ibsen’s +1/-1 order principle Phase masks ensure quality and facilitate production in the telecommunications, sensor and laser industries. In the production of fiber and waveguide Bragg gratings, the Phase mask is illuminated by a high-power UV laser, typically an excimer laser or frequency-doubled gas laser. Self-interference between the diffracted orders produces the required pitch in the fiber or waveguide.

Features

Any deviation from the desired grating structure in the Phase mask is transferred directly to the the fiber or waveguide. It is therefore imperative that the Phase mask pitch is accurate, uniform and defect-free. Through scientific principles and constants of nature, our fabrication process ensures absolute pitch accuracy. In addition, geometric principles in our production equipment ensure strict uniformity, eliminating e-beam drawbacks such as stitching errors and field distortion.

Other important features of our line of +1/-1 order Phase masks are:

• Phase mask pitches for all fiber/waveguide applications, down to 200 nm and through the 1310 and 1550 nm ranges
• Period accuracy and uniformity better than 0.01 nm
• Highly suppressed residual zero order (typical: 0-2%)
• Inherently free of stitching errors
• Continuous linear chirp available
• Tilted gratings are possible
• Optimized for any illumination wavelength
• Phase mask parameters are individually specified – including unique part number – on each Phase mask

Product range and Specifications