For the first time, Fiber Bragg grating (FBG) structures have been inscribed in single-core passive germanate and three-core passive and active tellurite glass fibers using 800nm femtosecond (fs) laser and phase mask technique. With fs peak power intensity in the order of 10 11 W/cm 2 , the FBG spectra with 2 nd and 3 rd order resonances at 1540 and 1033nm in the germanate glass fiber and 2 nd order resonances at ~1694 and ~1677nm with strengths up to 14dB in all three cores in the tellurite fiber were observed. Thermal responsivities of the FBGs made in these mid-IR glass fibers were characterized, showing average temperature responsivity ~20pm/°C. Strain responsivities of the FBGs in germanate glass fiber were measured to be 1.219pm/µε. written in all-SiO2 and Ge-doped core fibers with 800-nm femtosecond radiation and a phase mask," J.
2009 Optical Society of America