@article{776cbc8557034ffb95603fb931814ffc,
title = "Strong Bragg gratings in phosphate glass single mode fiber",
abstract = "Bragg gratings with reflectivities greater than 99% have been fabricated in phosphate glass single mode fibers by irradiating the fibers with 193 nm wavelength, high intensity pulses from an ArF excimer laser through a phase mask. Thermal treatment for 1000 h at temperatures up to 170°C did not degrade the gratings and resulted in an increase in grating strength. The refractive index modulation amplitudes obtained exceed 10-4.",
author = "J. Albert and A. Sch{\"u}lzgen and Temyanko, {V. L.} and S. Honkanen and N. Peyghambarian",
note = "Funding Information: The authors are grateful to Y. Merzlyak, S. Yliniemi, and A. Laronche for technical assistance. Financial support for this project was provided by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the National Sciences Foundation, and the state of Arizona TRIF Photonics Initiative. One of the authors (J.A.) holds the Canada Research Chair in Advanced photonic components at Carleton University.",
year = "2006",
doi = "10.1063/1.2349318",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "89",
journal = "Applied Physics Letters",
issn = "0003-6951",
publisher = "American Institute of Physics",
number = "10",
}