TPA-induced long-period gratings in a photonic crystal fiber: Inscription and temperature sensing properties

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1475-1481

  Fotiadi, Andrei A ^a,d   Brambilla, Gilberto ^b   Ernst, Thomas ^c   Slattery, Stephen A ^c   Nikogosyan, David N ^c  

^a FACULTÉ POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONS   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^d IOFFE INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FUSED SILICA; IRRADIATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS; TEMPERATURE;

LONG-PERIOD FIBER GRATINGS; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBER; TWO-PHOTON ABSORPTION (TPA);

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

EID: 34548364201     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.24.001475     Document Type: Article

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