DocumentCode
1084169
Title
Erasure of frequency doubling gratings in optical fibres by ultraviolet light excitation
Author
Carvalho, I.C.S. ; Margulis, W. ; Lesche, B.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Pontificia Univ. Catolica do Rio de Jameiro, Brazil
Volume
27
Issue
17
fYear
1991
Firstpage
1497
Lastpage
1498
Abstract
By exposing a frequency doubling fibre to UV light at 266 nm wavelength the second harmonic generation conversion efficiency of the fibre is found to drop exponentially except for long exposure times. The decay rate is found to depend linearly on the UV light power.
Keywords
frequency multipliers; optical fibres; optical harmonic generation; 266 nm; SHG; UV light; decay rate; frequency doubling fibre; frequency doubling grating erasure; optical fibres; second harmonic generation conversion efficiency; ultraviolet light excitation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19910940
Filename
132768
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