Photosensitivity in low-loss perfluoropolymer (CYTOP) fibre material

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Photosensitivity in a perfluoropolymer (CYTOP) optical fibre is investigated. Significant diffraction has been observed from transmission gratings made from the fibre. A maximum diffraction efficiency of 1.6% has been achieved, corresponding to an index change ~= 3 × 10-4. This study demonstrates for the first time the existence of significant photosensitivity and the feasibility of writing Bragg grating in CYTOP fibres.
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Liu, H.
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Peng, Gang-Ding
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Chu, Pak
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Koike, Yasuhiro
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Watanabe, Y
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2001
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