Title :
Type IIA gratings recorded in B-Ge codoped optical fibre using 213 nm Nd:YAG radiation
Author :
Pissadakis, Stavros ; Konstantaki, Maria
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electron. Structure & Laser, Heraklion, Greece
Abstract :
Type IIA photosensitivity was observed during Bragg grating recording in B-Ge codoped silicate fibre using 213 nm, 150 ps Nd:YAG radiation. Index changes of the order of 10-3 were obtained for exposures of accumulated dose of 4 kJ/cm2.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; boron; elemental semiconductors; germanium; high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; metamaterials; optical fibre fabrication; refractive index; silicon compounds; ultraviolet radiation effects; 150 ps; 213 nm; B-Ge codoped optical fibre; Bragg gratings; Nd:YAG radiation; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; photosensitivity; refractive index; type IIA gratings;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1