Formation of thermally stable chemical composition gratings in optical fibers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1759-1765

  Fokine, Michael ^a  

^a ACREO AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; DIFFUSION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CHEMICAL PATHWAYS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0012038399     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.001759     Document Type: Article

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