Em. Dianov et al., ENHANCEMENT OF THE NEAR-UV PHOTOSENSITIVI TY OF GERMANOSILICATE GLASSBY SATURATION WITH HYDROGEN, Kvantovaa elektronika, 23(6), 1996, pp. 565-566
A significant increase in the photosensitivity of germanosilicate glas
s to UV radiation from an argon laser (351 nm) was observed after its
treatment in hydrogen. An investigation of the ESR spectra of irradiat
ed hydrogen-saturated samples provided unequivocal evidence of a photo
chemical reaction of oxygen-deficit germanium centres with hydrogen.