Ultraviolet-enhanced photosensitivity in cerium-doped aluminosilicate fibers and glasses through high-pressure hydrogen loading

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 912-925

  Taunay, T ^a   Bernage, P ^a   Douay, M ^a   Xie W X ^a   Martinelli, G ^a   Niay, P ^a   Bayon, J F ^b   Delevaque, E ^b   Poignant, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LILLE   (France)

^b ORANGE LABS   (France)

Author keywords

Aluminosilicate fibers; Bragg gratings; Non linear optics; Rare earth ions

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; ANNEALING; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; GLASS; IONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ALUMINOSILICATE FIBERS; BRAGG GRATING; CERIUM IONS; COLOR CENTER MODEL; CORRUGATION; HYDROGEN LOADING;

FIBERS;

EID: 0031120884     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.14.000912     Document Type: Article

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