Photosensitivity and volume gratings in phosphate glasses for rare-earth-doped ion-exchanged optical waveguide lasers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2470-2478

  Yliniemi, Sanna ^a   Honkanen, Seppo ^b   Ianoul, Anatoli ^c   Laronche, Albane ^c   Albert, Jacques ^c  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; EXCIMER LASERS; ION EXCHANGE; IRRADIATION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHOSPHATES; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; RARE EARTHS; REFLECTION;

PHOSPHATE GLASSES; SURFACE PROFILING; ULTRAVIOLET-VISIBLE ABSORPTION;

OPTICAL GLASS;

EID: 33846067981     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.23.002470     Document Type: Article

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