Reducing and eliminating induced losses during UV-laser processing of photo-hypersensitised optical fibres

Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 105-111

  Canning, J ^a   Hu, P F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fibre components; Hypersensitisation; Laser processing; Optical glasses; Optical waveguides

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LASER APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL GLASS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

LASER PROCESSING;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 0141727653     PISSN: 01438166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-8166(02)00119-7     Document Type: Article

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