DocumentCode
3577032
Title
Fabrication of glass photonic devices by an unamplified femtosecond laser
Author
Minoshima, K. ; Hartl, I. ; Ippen, E.P. ; Fujimoto, J.G.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Volume
2
fYear
2001
Abstract
Single-mode X-couplers, 3D-waveguides and void structures are fabricated in glass using;; unamplified femtosecond laser generating energies of /spl sim/100 nJ. Coupled mode analysis and optical coherence tomography show large refractive index changes of up to /spl sim/10/sup -2/.
Keywords
coupled mode analysis; high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; optical couplers; optical fabrication; optical glass; optical tomography; optical waveguides; refractive index; voids (solid); 100 nJ; 3D-waveguides; coupled mode analysis; glass; glass photonic device fabrication; large refractive index changes; optical coherence tomography; single-mode X-couplers; unamplified femtosecond laser; void structures; Coherence; Coupled mode analysis; Glass; Laser modes; Optical device fabrication; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Refractive index; Tomography; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6738-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.971162
Filename
971162
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