DocumentCode
3433060
Title
Solar hypersensitisation of optical fibres
Author
Ashton, Brian ; Stevenson, Michael ; Canning, John
Author_Institution
Opt. Fibre Technol. Centre (OFTC), Nat. Innovation Centre, Sydney, NSW
fYear
2006
fDate
10-13 July 2006
Firstpage
13
Lastpage
15
Abstract
Hydrogen-loaded fibres were exposed to solar radiation for 20 days in which time the hydrogen was allowed to out-diffuse. Gratings written in these fibres show an increased photosensitivity compared to pristine fibre.
Keywords
diffraction gratings; hydrogen; optical fibre fabrication; photochemistry; solar radiation; H2; grating writing process; hydrogen out-diffuse; hydrogen-loaded fibres; photosensitivity; solar hypersensitisation; solar radiation; time 20 day; Australia; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Hydrogen; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Solar radiation; Writing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fibre Technology/Australian Optical Society, 2006. ACOFT/AOS 2006. Australian Conference on
Conference_Location
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN
978-0-9775657-1-9
Electronic_ISBN
978-0-9775657-1-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ACOFT.2006.4519234
Filename
4519234
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