DocumentCode
1994525
Title
Femtosecond laser direct-written waveguides in bismuth germanate for spatial resolved radiation detection
Author
Miese, Christopher ; Withford, Michael J. ; Fuerbach, Alex
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Macquarie Univ., Sydney, NSW, Australia
fYear
2011
fDate
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Firstpage
1947
Lastpage
1948
Abstract
We demonstrate direct laser written low loss waveguides in bismuth germanate for sensing applications in high energy physics. We discuss the suitability of waveguide arrays in this material for spatial resolved radiation detection.
Keywords
bismuth compounds; germanate glasses; high-speed optical techniques; laser beam machining; optical fabrication; optical waveguides; radiation detection; scintillation counters; Bi4Ge3O12; direct written waveguide; femtosecond laser writting; high energy physics; low loss waveguides; sensing applications; spatial resolved radiation detection; waveguide arrays; Crystals; Optical waveguides; Surface emitting lasers; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers; Writing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN
978-1-4577-1939-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6194148
Filename
6194148
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