Measurement of C02-laser-irradiation-induced refractive index modulation in single-mode fiber toward long-period fiber grating design and fabrication

Applied Optics

Volumn 47, Issue 29, 2008, Pages 5296-5304

  Li, Yanjun ^a,c   Wei, Tao ^a   Montoya, John A ^a   Saini, Sandeep V ^a   Lan, Xinwei ^a   Tang, Xiling ^b   Dong, Junhang ^b   Xiao, Hai ^a  

^a University of Missouri Rolla   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; FABRICATION; FABRY-PEROT INTERFEROMETERS; FIBERS; FOURIER SERIES; IRRADIATION; MODULATION; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

INDUCED REFRACTIVE INDEX; LONG PERIOD FIBER GRATING; OPTICAL FIBER FABRY PEROT INTERFEROMETER; REFRACTIVE INDEX MODULATION; REFRACTIVE-INDEX PERTURBATION; SENSITIVE FUNCTIONS; SINGLE-MODE OPTICAL FIBER; TRANSMISSION SPECTRUMS;

REFRACTIVE INDEX;

EID: 60749119232     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.47.005296     Document Type: Article

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