• DocumentCode
    356404
  • Title

    Increase of photosensitivity in Ge-doped fibers under strain

  • Author

    Salik, E. ; Starodubov, D.S. ; Grubsky, V. ; Feinberg, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    7-10 March 2000
  • Firstpage
    124
  • Abstract
    The index change produced in Ge-doped fibers by UV light is enhanced by /spl sim/5 when the fiber is strained during UV exposure. This can open a door to faster fabrication of fiber gratings.
  • Keywords
    Diffraction gratings; Germanium; Optical fiber fabrication; Refractive index; Sensitivity; Ge-doped fibers; UV light; fiber grating fabrication; index change; photosensitivity; strain; Bragg gratings; Capacitive sensors; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Reflectivity; Strain measurement; Writing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-630-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2000.868390
  • Filename
    868390