Title :
Exciplex laser spatial coherence and its impact on fibre Bragg grating writing in large diameter fibres
Author :
Groothoff, Nathaniel ; Canning, John
Author_Institution :
Opt. Fibre Technol. Centre, Sydney Univ., Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
The spatial coherence of an ArF exciplex (excimer) laser has been investigated by writing fibre Bragg gratings in photosensitive boron-codoped germanosilicate fibre to analyse the effect of limited spatial coherence on large diameter fibres.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; argon compounds; boron; excimer lasers; germanium compounds; light coherence; ArF; ArF exciplex laser; excimer laser; fibre Bragg grating writing; large diameter fibres; photosensitive boron-codoped germanosilicate fibre; spatial coherence; Australia; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Interference; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical resonators; Spatial coherence; Writing;
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
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2006.4519251
