Abstract
Results are presented on the photosensitivity behavior of a phosphate glass optical fibre using 248nm, 500fs laser radiation. Bragg grating exposures performed using a double phase mask interferometer and peak intensities of 0.37TW/cm2, revealed that grating growth becomes non-monotonic in terms of average and modulated refractive index changes, resembling the Type IIA photosensitivity behavior. Average refractive index changes greater than 10−3 were measured after accumulated energy density doses of 6.5KJ/cm2. The Bragg gratings inscribed maintained significant part of their strength up to 377°C. Exposed and side-polished fibre samples were subjected to Knoop micro-hardness measurements for revealing that the irradiated glass undergoes significant volume dilation.
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