Abstract
Volume Bragg gratings (VBGs) recored on photo-thermo-refractive (PTR) glass are extensively utilized in high power lasers, optical communication, holographic display fields, etc. In the majority of application fields, high refractive index modulation (RIM) value and high transmittance are the required parameters for transmission Volume Bragg gratings (TVBGs) devices. This study indicates that the RIM values and transmittance of TVBGs strongly depend on the size and concentration of sodium fluoride (NaF) crystals within the grating periodic structure. Increasing the UV exposure dose causes a reduction in the size of NaF crystals, leading to a finitely rise in the RIM value of TVBGs. Prolonging the crystallization heat treatment time and elevating the temperature effectively enhance the RIM value of TVBGs, which also significantly enlarge the size of NaF crystals in the grating periodic structure. By fine-tuning the process parameters of photothermal induced crystallization, a RIM value of 20–320 ppm is freely controlled. For 1.5 mm thick TVBGs, the above RIM value range can meet the application requirements of achieving high diffraction efficiency in the visible to near-infrared range. Following UV exposure at a dose of 5 J/cm2 and nucleation at 480 °C for 120 min, crystallization treatments at 550 °C for 30–60 min and at 570 °C for 60–120 min are determined as optimal for fabricating TVBGs with high diffraction efficiency and transmittance in the visible (532 nm) and near-infrared (1053 nm) bands, respectively.
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