GROWTH OF BRAGG GRATINGS PRODUCED BY CONTINUOUS-WAVE ULTRAVIOLET-LIGHT IN OPTICAL-FIBER

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PATRICK, H [1 ]
GILBERT, SL [1 ]
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[1] UNIV COLORADO,DEPT PHYS,BOULDER,CO 80309
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10.1364/OL.18.001484
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We have written Bragg gratings of as much as 94% reflectance in germanium-doped optical fiber by two-beam interference of 244-nm continuous-wave UV light. We measured grating reflectance as a function of exposure time for UV light intensities ranging from 1.5 to 47 W/cm2. The observed dependence of index modulation on time and intensity does not agree with the predictions of a model based on depletion of a defect population by one-photon absorption.
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