Efficient Bragg grating fabrication in a fibre through its polymer jacket using near-UV light

Electronics Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 1331-1333

  Starodubov, D S ^a,b   Grubsky, V ^a   Feinberg, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b FIBER OPTICS RESEARCH CENTER   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Gratings in fibres; Optical fibres

Indexed keywords

BORON; GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; POLYMERS; SILICATES; STRIPPING (REMOVAL); ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BORON CODOPED GERMANOSILICATE OPTICAL FIBERS;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 0031186370     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19970874     Document Type: Article

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