Title :
Photochromic waveguides and fibres
Author :
Tangonan, Gregory L. ; Persechini, D.L. ; Jones, V.L.
Author_Institution :
Hughes Research Laboratories, Malibu, USA
Abstract :
We have fabricated and tested channel guides and fibres made from photochromic glasses. The temporal response and the spectral response to UV radiation suggest that the fibres may be useful for monitoring processes involving UV irradiation.
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical waveguides; UV radiation; channel guides; fibres; photochromic glasses; photochromic waveguides; spectral response; temporal response;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19840196
