Title :
Inscription of cylindrical and planar waveguides with ultrafast bessel beams
Author :
Zambon, Veronique ; McCarthy, Nathalie ; Piche, Michel
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Phys., Univ. Laval, Quebec City, QC
Abstract :
We fabricated planar and cylindrical waveguides in transparent dielectrics by using ultrafast Bessel beams instead of commonly used Gaussian beams. Excellent quality waveguides with low losses were produced by focusing millijoule femtosecond pulses with axicons.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; lenses; optical waveguides; Gaussian beams; axicons; cylindrical waveguide inscription; millijoule femtosecond pulses; planar waveguide inscription; transparent dielectrics; ultrafast Bessel beams; Glass; Laser beams; Nonlinear optics; Optical beams; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers; (190.7110) Ultrafast nonlinear optics; (230.7370) Waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
