100% reflectivity bragg reflectors produced in optical fibres by single excimer laser pulses

Electronics Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 453-455

  Archambault, J L ^a   Reekie, L ^a   Russell, P St J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Excimer lasers; Optical fibres

Indexed keywords

EXCIMER LASERS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LASER PULSES; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL GLASS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BRAGG REFLECTORS; FIBER CORE GLASS; FIBER GRATINGS; FRACTIONAL BANDWIDTH; INTERFEROMETRIC SIDE EXPOSURE; PERIODIC REFRACTIVE INDEX MODULATION; REFLECTIVITY; SINGLE EXCIMER LASER PULSES;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 0027908457     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19930303     Document Type: Article

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