Title :
Photosensitivity in low-loss perfluoropolymer (CYTOP) fibre material
Author :
Liu, H.Y. ; Peng, G.D. ; Chu, P.L. ; Koike, Y. ; Watanabe, Y.
Author_Institution :
New South Wales Univ., Sydney, NSW, Australia
fDate :
3/15/2001 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Photosensitivity in a perfluoropolymer (CYTOP) optical fibre is investigated. Significant diffraction has been observed from transmission gratings made from the fibre. A maximum diffraction efficiency of 1.6% has been achieved, corresponding to an index change ≃3×10-4. The study demonstrates for the first time the existence of significant photosensitivity and the feasibility of writing a Bragg grating in a CYTOP fibre
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical polymers; sensitivity; 1.6 percent; Bragg grating; feasibility; fibre; index change; low-loss perfluoropolymer fibre material; maximum diffraction efficiency; perfluoropolymer; perfluoropolymer optical fibre; photosensitivity; transmission gratings;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20010216
