• DocumentCode
    2250038
  • Title

    The evanescent interaction of an ultrafast laser inscribed optical waveguide

  • Author

    Beecher, S.J. ; Thomson, R.R. ; Kar, A.K.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Eng. & Phys. Sci., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Ultrafast laser inscription has been used to produce an optical waveguide evanescent field sensor. Fabricated in a single step and exhibiting an insertion loss of 2.6 dB, the device had a visibility of 3.7 dB.
  • Keywords
    fibre optic sensors; high-speed optical techniques; optical fabrication; optical waveguides; evanescent interaction; loss 2.6 dB; optical waveguide evanescent field sensor; ultrafast laser inscription; Fiber lasers; Optical fiber sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Substrates; Surface waves; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5951018