Observation of light-induced refractive index reduction in bulk glass and application to the formation of complex waveguides

Optics Express

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 230-235

  Ljungström, Ami M ^a   Monro, Tanya M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); LIGHTING; NEODYMIUM; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX; THIN FILMS;

COMPLEX WAVEGUIDES; DIVERGENCE; SELF-ACTION EFFECTS;

OPTICAL GLASS;

EID: 0013466958     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.10.000230     Document Type: Article

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