• DocumentCode
    2840688
  • Title

    Grating writing through the fibre coating using a 248 nm excimer laser

  • Author

    Lu Chao ; Reekie, L.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    21-26 Feb. 1999
  • Firstpage
    62
  • Abstract
    Fiber Bragg gratings have been written through the fiber coating using a 248-nm excimer laser for the first time to our knowledge. A standard off-the-shelf coating was used, and 92% reflectivity gratings were obtained with an index change of 2.4/spl times/10/sup -4/.
  • Keywords
    Bragg gratings; laser beam applications; laser beam effects; laser transitions; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre fabrication; refractive index; 248 nm; 248 nm excimer laser; fiber Bragg grating writing; fibre coating; grating writing; index change; reflectivity gratings; standard off-the-shelf fibre coating; Coatings; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Optical pulses; Polymer films; Production systems; Rubber; Thermal resistance; Writing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-582-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.1999.768064
  • Filename
    768064