Thermal stability of the 248-nm-induced presensitization process in standard H2-loaded germanosilicate fibers

Applied Optics

Volumn 41, Issue 34, 2002, Pages 7197-7204

  Lancry, Matthieu ^a   Niay, Pierre ^a   Bailleux, Stéphane ^a   Douay, Marc ^a   Depecker, Cristophe ^b   Cordier, Patrik ^b   Riant, Isabelle ^c  

^a PhysicoChimie des Processus de Combustion et de l'Atmosphere   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ANNEALING; FIBERS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

GRATING GROWTH;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 0036901795     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.41.007197     Document Type: Article

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