Refractive index changes up to 2.5 × 10-3 were demonstrated in H2-loaded germanium free Bi-Al-doped silica fibers using both ArF excimer and cw-Ar+-244 nm lasers. Tensile stress changes indicate clear contribution of compaction to the total index change.
Title
Fabrication/Characterization of Fiber Gratings and Photosensitivity in Ge-Free Bi-Al-Silica Fibers
Published in
IEEE Winter Topicals 2011
Pages
173-174
Conference
IEEE Photonics Society Winter Topicals 2011, Keystone, Colorado, USA, January 10 - 12, 2011
Date
2011
Note
INVITED
Record creation date
2010-12-16
