Title :
Inscription of a 300-nm-period nanostructure in a pure fused silica
Author :
Dubov, M. ; Mezentsev, V. ; Bennion, I. ; Nikogosyan, D.N.
Author_Institution :
Aston Univ., Birmingham
Abstract :
This paper reports on the fabrication of a first-order Bragg grating in Yb-doped fused silica fiber by inscribing a ~360-nm-period structure inside the fiber core. Its important application in the fiber laser area is also discussed.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; nanotechnology; optical fibre fabrication; silicon compounds; SiO2; Yb-doped fused silica fiber; fiber laser; first-order Bragg grating; nanostructure inscription; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Optical fiber polarization; Optical microscopy; Optical pulses; Photonics; Silicon compounds; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386213
