• 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