Photosensitization of optical fiber and silica waveguides
US5495548A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 16, 1994 |
| Grant date | Feb 27, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/10
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of fabricating a strongly photosensitive optical waveguide is comprised of locally heating at least a portion of a weakly photosensitive optical waveguide for a period of time sufficient to increase the density of defects associated with photosensitivity in the heated portion of the waveguide core.
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