POLARIZATION PROPERTIES OF PERMANENT AND NONPERMANENT PHOTOREFRACTIVE GRATINGS IN HI-BI FIBERS

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作者
KANELLOPOULOS, SE [1 ]
VALENTE, LCG [1 ]
HANDEREK, VA [1 ]
ROGERS, AJ [1 ]
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[1] UNIV LONDON KINGS COLL,DEPT ELECTR & ELECT ENGN,LONDON WC2R 2LS,ENGLAND
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10.1109/68.82107
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The polarization properties of photorefractive reflection gratings formed in Ge-doped hi-bi fibers by the internal method are presented. The gratings reflect only the polarization eigenmode used in fabrication and a polarization selectivity of 20 dB is demonstrated. It is also shown that there are two different photorefractive effects that can be used to write the gratings: one is permanent when heated to 240-degrees-C, while the other is erasable.
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