Photosensitive optical fibers are designed to meet the photosensitivity requirements for the manufacturing of Bragg gratings and dispersion compensators used in DWDM for telecommunications. The quality of FBG's depend heavily on the UV-sensitive fiber used. These fibers offer low splice loss to transmission fiber and are suitable for a range of applications, including writing a fiber Bragg grating onto the fiber for communications. Photosensitivity of a medium is defined as its capacity to have its refractive index permanently changed by a modification of its physical or chemical properties through light exposition. The photosensitivity phenomenon is different from photo-darkening and radiation-darkening, which induces excess losses. Nufern • 7 Airport Park Road, East Granby, CT 06026 • 860.