Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10633504 | Optical Materials | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Single-mode Sb-doped fibers with â¼1.0Â mol.% Sb2O5 in the core have been fabricated by the MCVD method. Photosensitivity of pristine, pre-exposed, and H2-loaded Sb-doped fibers under exposure at 193Â nm has been measured and compared for the first time. Strong photosensitivity in pristine Sb-fibers has been discovered. The pre-exposure phenomenon has been found in Sb-doped fibers. However, it is weaker than in Ge and P-doped fibers. Growth of induced index and induced losses in Sb-fibers can be explained by a two-step photochemical reaction occurring in the fiber core. Modification of some different defects is proposed to occur in H2-loaded Sb-doped fiber under exposure.
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Authors
Y.V. Larionov, A.A. Rybaltovsky, S.L. Semjonov, M.M. Bubnov, A.N. Guryanov, M.V. Yashkov, A.A. Umnikov,