Fiber Bragg gratings (FBG) made with a phase mask and 800 nm femtosecond radiation

Conference on Optical Fiber Communication, Technical Digest Series

Volumn 2003-January, Issue , 2003, Pages PD30.1-PD30.3

  Mihailov, S J ^a   Smelser, C W ^a   Lu, P ^a   Walker, R B ^a   Grobnic, D ^a   Ding, H ^a   Unruh, J ^b  

^a Radio Science Branch   (Canada)

^b PHOTRONICS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bragg gratings; Etching; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Holography; Lenses; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Pulse amplifiers; Ultrafast optics

Indexed keywords

BRAGG GRATINGS; ETCHING; FIBER AMPLIFIERS; FIBER BRAGG GRATINGS; FIBER LASERS; FIBERS; HOLOGRAPHY; LENSES; OPTICAL FIBERS; POLARIZATION; PULSE AMPLIFIERS;

FEMTOSECOND RADIATION; FIBER GRATINGS; FS PULSE; OPTICAL FIBER POLARIZATION; PEAK INTENSITY; PHASE MASKS; POLARIZATION DEPENDENCE; ULTRAFAST OPTICS;

OPTICAL FIBER COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84947922030     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/OFC.2003.316135     Document Type: Conference Paper

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