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
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