DocumentCode
1589864
Title
Strong fiber Bragg gratings in Bi-Al co-doped H2 -loaded optical fibers using CW-Ar+ laser
Author
Violakis, Georgios ; Limberger, Hans G. ; Mashinsky, Valery ; Dianov, Evgeny
Author_Institution
Sch. of Eng., Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
fYear
2011
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
Bragg gratings with reflectivity >;93% were fabricated in Bi-Al co-doped H2-loaded optical fibers. Average index changes as high as +2.5×10-3 were obtained. Positive core stress changes indicate a compaction contribution to the total index change.
Keywords
Bragg gratings; aluminium; argon; bismuth; gas lasers; hydrogen; laser beam applications; optical fibre fabrication; reflectivity; CW-Ar+ laser; H2-loaded optical fibers; average index changes; positive core stress; reflectivity; strong fiber Bragg gratings; Bismuth; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Optical fibers; Refractive index; Stress;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location
Los Angeles, CA
ISSN
pending
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-0213-6
Type
conf
Filename
5875547
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