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
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6194148