The role of local heating in the formation process of UV written optical waveguides

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 7823-7831

  Svalgaard, Mikael ^a   Harpøth, Anders ^a   Andersen, Marc ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; DEUTERIUM; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; THERMAL EFFECTS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

INDEX CHANGE PROCESS; UV ABSORPTION; UV POWER;

HEATING;

EID: 30144433467     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.007823     Document Type: Article

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