Bragg gratings written in Sn-Er-Ge-codoped silica fiber: Investigation of photosensitivity, thermal stability, and sensing potential

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1503-1511

  Pal, Suchandan ^a,b   Sun, Tong ^a   Grattan, Kenneth T V ^a   Wade, Scott A ^c   Collins, Stephen F ^c   Baxter, Gregory W ^c   Dussardier, Bernard ^d   Monnom, Gérard ^d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); EXCIMER LASERS; LIGHT MODULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILICA; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

CODOPING; REFRACTIVE INDEX MODULATION; SILICA FIBER;

FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS;

EID: 4043179181     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.21.001503     Document Type: Article

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