Wikszak et al., 2007 - Google Patents

Inscribing fiber Bragg gratings using IR-fs pulses and a phase-mask scanning technique: potential and applications

Wikszak et al., 2007

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6267195125179605645
Author
Wikszak E
Thomas J
Nolte S
Tünnermann A
Publication year
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Commercial and Biomedical Applications of Ultrafast Lasers VII

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Over the last decade, Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBG) have become key components for optical telecommunication systems and sensor applications due to their low losses and narrow bandwidth filtering. Using conventional writing techniques based on UV absorption requires …
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