Title :
Inscription of thermally durable Type IIA gratings in B/Ge-codoped optical fibres using 248nm, 500fs radiation
Author :
Violakis, George ; Konstantaki, Maria ; Pissadakis, Stavros
Author_Institution :
Found. for Res. & Technol. - Hellas, Inst. of Electron. Struct. & Laser, Heraklion
Abstract :
Results on the inscription of Type IIA Bragg gratings in B-germanosilicate fibres using 248 nm, 500 fs laser radiation are presented. The gratings recorded exhibit index changes Deltan ap 10-3, while they remain intact for temperatures up to 650degC.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; boron; germanate glasses; germanium; refractive index; thermo-optical effects; B-germanosilicate fibres; Bragg gratings; GeO2SiO2:B,Ge; codoped optical fibres; femtosecond laser radiation; grating inscription; refractive index changes; thermally durable gratings; time 500 fs; type IIA gratings; wavelength 248 nm; Bragg gratings; Distributed feedback devices; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Laser feedback; Laser transitions; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Refractive index; Ultrafast optics; (060.2340) Fiber optics components; (230.1480) Bragg reflectors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628321
