Title :
Fabrication of fiber Bragg gratings in 40 μm diameter low GeO2 silica fiber using cw-Ar+-laser
Author :
Limberger, Hans G. ; Violakis, Georgios ; Sandoz, Frédéric ; Pedrido, Carlos
Author_Institution :
IMT, Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
Mean index changes >10-3 were obtained in non-hydrogen-loaded ~3% GeO2-doped silica fibers with a 9/40 μm core/cladding diameter using a cw 244-nm-Ar+-laser. Core stress changes are positive indicating a compaction contribution to the index change.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; gas lasers; laser materials processing; optical fibre fabrication; Ar; SiO2:GeO2; continuous wave laser; fiber Bragg grating fabrication; gas laser; silica fiber; size 40 mum; size 9 mum; Fabrication; Fiber lasers; Germanium; Hydrogen; Laser beams; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fiber testing; Stress; Surface resistance;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
