The influence of hydrogen loading and the fabrication process on the mechanical strength of optical fibre Bragg gratings

Optical Materials

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 241-251

  Wei, C Y ^a   Ye, C C ^a   James, S W ^a   Tatam, R P ^a   Irving, P E ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bragg grating formation mechanisms; Fibre Bragg grating strength; Hydrogen loaded optical fibre; Mechanical resistance of fibre Bragg gratings

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); IRRADIATION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TENSILE TESTING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

HYDROGEN LOADING; MECHANICAL RESISTANCE;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 0036841828     PISSN: 09253467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-3467(02)00069-1     Document Type: Article

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