Title :
Nonlinear effects in fs-laser written waveguides in fused silica
Author :
Blomer, D. ; Szameit, A. ; Burghoff, J. ; Schreiber, T. ; Nolte, S. ; Tunnermann, A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ., Jena, Germany
Abstract :
In this presentation, we report on investigations of the nonlinearity of fs-laser written waveguides in fused silica. To determine the nonlinear refractive index change, we investigated the evolution of the spectrum due to self-phase modulation during propagation through the waveguide.
Keywords :
laser materials processing; optical fabrication; optical waveguides; refractive index; self-phase modulation; silicon compounds; SiO2; fs-laser written waveguides; fused silica waveguides; nonlinear propagation; nonlinear refractive index change; self-phase modulation; Absorption; Microscopy; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Optical waveguides; Physics; Refractive index; Silicon compounds; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568082
