An ArF excimer laser was used to fabricate Bragg gratings in Bi:SiO2 core - microstructured cladding optical fiber. Average and modulated refractive index changes of 2.7 × 10E-4 and 1.0 × 10E-4 were induced in pristine fiber. Fiber luminescence was also measured under 1064 nm pumping.
Title
Fabrication of Bragg Gratings in Microstructured Bi:SiO2 Optical Fiber Using an ArF Laser
Published in
2012 38th European Conference and Exhibition on Optical Communications
Conference
38th European Conference and Exhibition on Optical Communication (ECOC), Amsterdam, September 16-20, 2012
Date
2012
Publisher
IEEE
Record creation date
2012-07-02