High pressure H2 loading as a technique for achieving ultrahigh uv photosensitivity and thermal sensitivity in GeO2 doped optical fibres

Electronics Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 13, 1993, Pages 1191-1193

  Lemaire, P J ^a   Atkins, R M ^a   Mizrahi, V ^a   Reed, W A ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Optical fibres; Photorefractive materials

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DEFECTS; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; HYDROGEN; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTING GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

HIGH PRESSURE HYDROGEN LOADING; PHASE GRATINGS; STANDARD SINGLEMODE FIBRES; THERMAL SENSITIVITY;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0027614851     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19930796     Document Type: Article

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