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Enhanced photosensitivity in germanosilicate fibres exposed to CO2 laser radiation

Enhanced photosensitivity in germanosilicate fibres exposed to CO2 laser radiation
Enhanced photosensitivity in germanosilicate fibres exposed to CO2 laser radiation
We report a novel method to increase the UV photosensitivity of GeO2:SiO2 optical fibers based on exposure to CO2 laser irradiation before grating writing. Fibers treated with a CO2 laser can produce gratings with refractive-index modulation two times greater and a Bragg wavelength that can be 2 nm longer than those of untreated fibers. Experiments on GeO2:SiO2 preform samples treated with a CO2 laser in a way similar to the fibers showed a marked increase of the 242 nm absorption band, which is associated with an increase of germanium oxygen-deficient centers and is believed to be responsible for the higher photorefractive response.
0146-9592
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Brambilla, G.
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Payne, D.N.
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Brambilla, G.
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Brambilla, G., Pruneri, V., Reekie, L. and Payne, D.N. (1999) Enhanced photosensitivity in germanosilicate fibres exposed to CO2 laser radiation. Optics Letters, 24 (15), 1023-1025. (doi:10.1364/OL.24.001023).

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We report a novel method to increase the UV photosensitivity of GeO2:SiO2 optical fibers based on exposure to CO2 laser irradiation before grating writing. Fibers treated with a CO2 laser can produce gratings with refractive-index modulation two times greater and a Bragg wavelength that can be 2 nm longer than those of untreated fibers. Experiments on GeO2:SiO2 preform samples treated with a CO2 laser in a way similar to the fibers showed a marked increase of the 242 nm absorption band, which is associated with an increase of germanium oxygen-deficient centers and is believed to be responsible for the higher photorefractive response.

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Published date: 1999
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Local EPrints ID: 77811
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/77811
DOI: doi:10.1364/OL.24.001023
ISSN: 0146-9592
PURE UUID: 87504ee8-a8d1-4097-951b-1930784975a0
ORCID for G. Brambilla: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-5730-0499

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Date deposited: 11 Mar 2010
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 02:45

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Author: G. Brambilla ORCID iD
Author: V. Pruneri
Author: L. Reekie
Author: D.N. Payne

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