Title :
Effects of hydrogen loading and grating strength on the thermal stability of fiber Bragg gratings
Author :
Egan, R.J. ; Inglis, H.C. ; Hill, P. ; Krug, Peter A. ; Ouellette, F.
Author_Institution :
Optical Fibre Technol. Centre, Sydney Univ., NSW, Australia
fDate :
25 Feb.-1 March 1996
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We have demonstrated that gratings of different strengths in unhydrogenated fiber display different stabilities at elevated temperatures, however, gratings written in hydrogenated fiber did not show this trend. These observations should provide further insight into the mechanism of photo-induced index change during both writing and annealing.
Keywords :
annealing; diffraction gratings; hydrogen; optical fibres; refractive index; thermal stability; annealing; elevated temperatures; fiber Bragg gratings; grating strength; hydrogen loading; hydrogenated fiber; photo-induced index change; thermal stability; unhydrogenated fiber; writing; Annealing; Bragg gratings; Electron traps; Fiber gratings; Hydrogen; Optical fibers; Temperature; Thermal loading; Thermal stability; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications, 1996. OFC '96
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-422-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1996.907662
