Fibre strength unaffected by on-line writing of single-pulse Bragg gratings

Electronics Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 1333-1334

  Askins, C G ^a   Putnam, M A ^a   Patrick, H J ^a   Friebele, E J ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibre optic sensors; Gratings in fibres; Optical fibres

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; ESTIMATION; EXCIMER LASERS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; GLASS BONDING; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LASER PULSES; SILICA; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

LASER EXPOSURE; ONLINE BRAGG GRATING WRITING;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0031192236     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19970854     Document Type: Article

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