DocumentCode
1355010
Title
Long-period fibre gratings written by CO2 exposure of H 2-loaded, standard fibres
Author
Drozin, L. ; Fonjallaz, P.-Y. ; Stensland, L.
Author_Institution
Ericsson Microelectron. AB, Kista, Sweden
Volume
36
Issue
8
fYear
2000
fDate
4/13/2000 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
742
Lastpage
744
Abstract
High quality long-period gratings have been written in standard fibres pre-H2-loaded, using CO2 laser exposure at low intensity. The formation of OH bonds in the fibre core probably explains the index change when such a moderate intensity exposure is applied
Keywords
diffraction gratings; laser materials processing; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre testing; CO2; CO2 exposure; CO2 laser exposure; H2; H2-loaded standard fibres; OH bonds; fibre core; high quality long-period gratings; index change; long-period fibre gratings; low intensity laser exposure; moderate intensity exposure; pre-H2-loaded fibres; standard fibres;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20000510
Filename
850569
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