Inscribing fiber bragg gratings using IR-fs pulses and a phase-mask scanning technique: Potential and applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6460, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Wikszak, E ^a   Thomas, J ^a   Nolte, S ^a   Tunnermann A ^a,b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED OPTICS AND PRECISION ENGINEERING   (Germany)

Author keywords

All integrated fiber lasers; Fiber bragg gratings; Non photosensitive fibers; Ultrafast laser processing

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; FIBER LASERS; INFRARED RADIATION; OPTICAL SENSORS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; REFLECTION; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

ALL INTEGRATED FIBER LASERS; NON-PHOTOSENSITIVE FIBERS; OPTICAL TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; ULTRAFAST LASER PROCESSING;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 34248581545     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.711993     Document Type: Conference Paper

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