Optical fibres irradiated by a CW UV laser were found to have a mechanical resistance of 5 GPa similar to that of pristine fibre. A comparison of fibre exposed to pulsed and CW irradiation shows that there is significantly higher mechanical degradation in the pulsed case when comparable doses are used
Published in:
Electronics Letters
(Volume:33
,
Issue:
8
)
Date of Publication: 10 Apr 1997