Publication No: 1907

UV written channels in germano borosilicate glasses doped with sodium

D.Milanese, L.N.Ng, A.Fu and E.R.M.Taylor
Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, UK

C.Contardi, M.Ferraris
Politecnico di Torino, C.so Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy

Abstract

We report the first example of directly UV written waveguides in a bulk multicomponent germanosilicate glass exposed to a frequency doubled Ar ion laser.

Topical Meeting on Bragg Gratings, Photosensitivity, and Poling in Glass (BGPP '99) Stuart Florida 23-25 Sep (1999)

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