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
fDate :
4/13/2000 12:00:00 AM
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;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20000510
