Title :
Femtosecond laser waveguide writing: contrasting interactions at MHz and kHz repetition rates
Author :
Herman, P.R. ; Eaton, S.M. ; Zhang, H. ; Li, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Toronto Univ., Ont.
Abstract :
Two extreme contrasts in ultrafast laser writing of optical waveguides are explored: heat accumulation effects at high (~1-MHz) repetition rate for generating smooth waveguides and periodic Bragg-grating waveguides generated with 1-kHz rate lasers
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; optical fabrication; optical waveguides; femtosecond laser waveguide writing; heat accumulation effects; optical waveguide; periodic Bragg-grating waveguides; ultrafast laser writing; Fiber nonlinear optics; Glass; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.279109
