Formation of type I-IR and type II-IR gratings with an ultrafast IR laser and a phase mask

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 5377-5386

  Smelser, Christopher W ^a   Mihailov, Stephen J ^a   Grobnic, Dan ^a  

^a Industry Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; INFRARED DEVICES; IONIZATION; LASER PULSES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT MODULATION; MULTIPHOTON PROCESSES; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL FIBERS; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

BRAGG REFLECTORS; DIFFRACTION AND GRATINGS; LASER MATERIAL PROCESSING; ULTRAFAST PROCESSES IN FIBERS;

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS;

EID: 22744437124     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.005377     Document Type: Article

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