A new beam delivery method is introduced for controlling filament formation in optical fiber that enables point-by-point writing of 1 order fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) with single femtosecond laser pulses. Uniform filament tracks with azimuthal symmetry were formed fully through the 9.3 µm core waveguide by a modified immersion focusing method to eliminate astigmatism by the cylindrical fiber shape. Filament arrays were precisely assembled inside of single-mode fiber, generating strong FBG resonances in the telecommunication band. Laser exposure control within this unique thin-grating geometry were key to manipulating the relative strength of the Bragg and cladding mode resonances while also independently tailoring their spectral resolution and features. This filament-by-filament writing rapidly forms gratings with highly flexible pattern control to tune wavelength, or introduce optical defects, demonstrated by a π-shifted FBG having a sharp 25 pm resonance embedded within a broader Bragg peak.

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