DENSIFICATION INVOLVED IN THE UV-BASED PHOTOSENSITIVITY OF SILICA GLASSES AND OPTICAL FIBERS

Citation
M. Douay et al., DENSIFICATION INVOLVED IN THE UV-BASED PHOTOSENSITIVITY OF SILICA GLASSES AND OPTICAL FIBERS, Journal of lightwave technology, 15(8), 1997, pp. 1329-1342
Citations number
65
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
ISSN journal
07338724
Volume
15
Issue
8
Year of publication
1997
Pages
1329 - 1342
Database
ISI
SICI code
0733-8724(1997)15:8<1329:DIITUP>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
A comprehensive survey of photosensitivity in silica glasses and optic al fiber is reviewed. Recent work on understanding the mechanisms cont ributing to germanium or aluminum doped fiber photosensitivity is disc ussed within the framework of photoelastic densification models.