Abstract: The invention relates to an article comprising a length of an optical fiber and a package, the optical fiber comprising a fiber Bragg grating dispersed over a FBG-section of the length of the optical fiber, the package comprising a carrier with a carrier surface for supporting at least a supported part of the optical fiber including the FBG-section. The invention further relates to an apparatus comprising the article, to its use and to a method of manufacturing such an article. The object of the present invention is to seek to provide an optimized (e.g. elongate) package having a relatively low sensitivity to mechanical vibrations from the environment. This is achieved by providing that the carrier surface for supporting the optical fiber comprising a fiber Bragg grating is convex in a longitudinal direction of the optical fiber during use of the article.

Abstract: A method of packaging an optical fiber laser incorporates an optical fiber laser (11) in a matrix of a curable viscous material (15). The matrix has a loss coefficient/dissipation factor high enough to dampen acoustic vibrations and a thermal diffusivity low enough to reduce transient heat flow into the optical fiber laser.

Abstract: A method of temperature stabilizing an optical waveguide having positive thermal optical path length expansion, in particular a stable single polarization mode optical fiber distributed feed back laser or a distributed Bragg reflector optical fiber laser, comprising affixing optical waveguide to at least two points of a composite material having negative thermal expansion; said composite material comprising a resin matrix having embedded therein fibers having a negative thermal expansion coefficient, and optionally fibers having a positive thermal expansion coefficient. Further a method of packaging optical fiber lasers that acts to reduce frequency jitter and hence reduce the spectral linewidth of the laser through damping of thermal fluctuations and acoustic vibrations originating from the environment; said packaging method comprising encapsulating the fiber laser within a curable viscous substance such as silicone or other elastomer.

Abstract: A method of temperature stabilizing an optical waveguide (11, 12) having a positive thermal optical path length expansion affixes the optical waveguide to at least two points of a material having a negative thermal expansion and comprises the material of a composite of a resin matrix having embedded therein fibers having a negative thermal expansion coefficient and optionally fibers having a positive thermal expansion coefficient, whereby to provide the negative thermal expansion.