Title :
Laser-induced photochromic effect in Tb3+-doped silica fibres
Author_Institution :
Los Alamos Nat. Lab., NM
fDate :
11/10/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Broad-band visible absorption was induced in Tb3+ doped silica fibres when Tb3+ ions were resonantly excited at wavelengths of 476.5, 488 and 496.5 nm. The induced absorption can be partially bleached by green light at 514 nm and blue light at 457.9 nm
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical fibres; photochromism; terbium; visible spectra; 457.9 nm; 476.5 nm; 488 nm; 496.5 nm; 514 nm; Tb3+ ions; Tb3+-doped silica fibres; blue light; broad-band visible absorption; green light; induced absorption; laser-induced photochromic effect; partially bleached; resonantly excited;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19941308
