Title :
Ultrafast laser inscription of low loss waveguides in polycrystalline ZnSe
Author :
Macdonald, J.R. ; Thomson, R.R. ; Psaila, N.D. ; Beecher, S.J. ; Bookey, H.T. ; Kar, A.K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
Abstract :
We describe the fabrication of optical waveguides in polycrystalline ZnSe using ultrafast laser inscription. The optimum waveguide, characterized at 800 nm, exhibited a propagation loss of 0.5 dB·cm-1.
Keywords :
II-VI semiconductors; light propagation; optical losses; optical waveguides; wide band gap semiconductors; zinc compounds; ZnSe; low loss waveguides; optical waveguide fabrication; propagation loss; ultrafast laser inscription; wavelength 800 nm;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Photonics Society, 2010 23rd Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5368-9
DOI :
10.1109/PHOTONICS.2010.5698754
