DocumentCode
912157
Title
Fibre Bragg reflectors written at 262 nm using a frequency quadrupled diode-pumped Nd3+:YLF laser
Author
Armitage, J.R.
Author_Institution
BT Labs., Ipswich, UK
Volume
29
Issue
13
fYear
1993
fDate
6/24/1993 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1181
Lastpage
1183
Abstract
The first use of a diode-pumped frequency-quadrupled Nd3+:YLF laser to write gratings into photosensitive fibres is described. Writing times of a few tens of seconds are required to write gratings with reflectivities approaching 100%.
Keywords
diffraction gratings; laser beam applications; mirrors; optical fibre fabrication; 262 nm; LiYF4:Nd; YLF:Nd 3+; fibre Bragg reflectors; frequency quadrupled diode-pumped Nd 3+:YLF laser; gratings; photosensitive fibres; writing time;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19930790
Filename
219256
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