Effect of CO2laser irradiation on the refractive-index change in optical fibers

Applied Optics

Volumn 41, Issue 19, 2002, Pages 3809-3815

  Kim, Bok Hyeon ^a   Ahn, Tae Jung ^a   Kim, Dug Young ^a   Lee, Byeong Ha ^a   Chung, Youngjoo ^a   Paek, Un Chul ^a   Han, Won Taek ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; REFRACTIVE INDEX; RELAXATION PROCESSES; RESIDUAL STRESSES;

LONG PERIOD FIBER GRATINGS (LPG);

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0036641568     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.41.003809     Document Type: Article

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