• DocumentCode
    444443
  • Title

    Effect of CO2 laser irradiation on refractive index modulation in photonic crystal fiber

  • Author

    Zhu, Yinian ; Shum, Ping ; Bay, Hui-Wen ; Yan, Min ; Yu, Xia ; Lu, Chao

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    1310
  • Abstract
    Refractive index modulation in endlessly-single-mode photonic crystal fiber by CO2 laser irradiation without surface-deformation is experimentally confirmed with a value of 1.68×10-3 for the first time, which is contributed by mechanical stress relaxation in fiber.
  • Keywords
    gas lasers; laser beam effects; laser materials processing; optical fibre fabrication; photonic crystals; refractive index; stress relaxation; CO2; CO2 laser irradiation effect; mechanical stress relaxation; photonic crystal fiber; refractive index modulation; Fiber lasers; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Photonic crystal fibers; Refractive index; Silicon compounds; Thermal stresses;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1549115
  • Filename
    1549115