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UV laser photo-induced refractive index changes in poly-methyl-meth-acrylate and plastic optical fibres for application as sensors and devices

Scully, 2000

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Scully P
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Fourteenth International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors

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Initial attempts to photo-induce refractive mdcx changes in bulk poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA) and in PMMA based plastic optical fibres (POF) using UV light are described. Optimum changes have been achieved at 216 nm, causing path length changes of 10π …
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