This letter reports and provides an explanation for the growth behavior of long-period gratings in H/sub 2/-loaded fiber immediately after 193-nm UV inscription. Growth of grating resonance peak by as much as 14 dB was measured. Impact of temperature and grating strength, immediately after UV inscription, on the growth behavior are also discussed.
Published in:
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
(Volume:12
,
Issue:
6
)
Date of Publication: June 2000