Waveguide writing and characterization in Tellurite glass

Author

Ramme, M. ; Anderson, T. ; Choi, J. ; Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H. ; Monro, T.M. ; Richardson, Mark

Author_Institution

Townes Laser Inst., UCF, Orlando, FL, USA

fYear

2009

fDate

2-4 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

Ultra-fast laser-induced positive refractive index changes in bulk tellurite glass were investigated. The refractive indexes of waveguiding structures were measured using the far-field approach. Filamentation was observed for certain irradiation conditions.

Keywords

high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; optical fabrication; optical glass; optical waveguides; refractive index measurement; sodium compounds; tellurium compounds; zinc compounds; Na₂O-ZnO-TeO₂-La₂O₃; far-field approach; filamentation; laser irradiation; refractive index measurement; tellurite glass; ultra-fast laser; waveguide writing; waveguiding structure; Chemical lasers; Glass; Optical materials; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Photonics; Refractive index; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers; Writing; (1403390) Laser materials processing; (320.2250) Femtosecond Phenomena;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Type

conf

Filename

5225097