Comparing the properties of various sensitization methods in H 2-loaded, UV hypersensitized or OH-flooded standard germanosilicate fibers

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 4037-4043

  Lancry, M ^a   Niay, P ^a   Douay, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DE LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ANNEALING; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FUSED SILICA; HYDROGEN; ITERATIVE METHODS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILICATES;

BRAGG REFLECTORS; GERMANOSILICATE FIBERS; HYPERSENSITIZATION; SENSITIZATION PROCESSES;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 21244436791     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.004037     Document Type: Article

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