• 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