PHOTODARKENING IN TB3+-DOPED PHOSPHOSILICATE AND GERMANOSILICATE OPTICAL FIBERS

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作者
ATKINS, GR
CARTER, ALG
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[1] Optical Fibre Technology Centre, University of Sydney, NSW
[2] Department of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, University of Sydney
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10.1364/OL.19.000874
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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The presence of Tb3+ is found to sensitize greatly phosphosilicate and germanosilicate optical fibers to photodarkening when they are exposed to 488-nm light. The darkening is a three-photon process and may involve the photoionization of Tb3+ to Tb4+. This sensitivity raises the possibility of side writing refractive-index gratings into silica-based optical fibers with 488-nm light.
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