Ultraviolet-induced paramagnetic centers and absorption changes in singlemode Ge-doped optical fibers

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 51-60

  Médjahdi, Kader ^a   Boukenter, Aziz ^a   Ouerdane, Youcef ^a   Messina, Fabrizio ^b   Cannas, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^b Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche ed Astronomiche   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ELECTRON TRAPS; GERMANIUM; HYDROGEN; LASERS; PARAMAGNETISM; PHOTOLUMINESCENCE; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

GE LONE PAIR CENTER (GLPC); GE-DOPED OPTICAL FIBERS; HYDROGEN LOADING; PARAMAGNETIC DEFECTS;

OPTICAL FIBERS;

EID: 33745442822     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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