Title :
Femtosecond refractive-index tailoring of an optical fiber and phase retrieval from far-field measurements
Author :
Savolainen, Juha-Matti ; Gruner-Nielsen, L. ; Kristensen, P. ; Balling, Peter
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Aarhus Univ., Aarhus, Denmark
Abstract :
A refractive-index change is written inside an optical fiber close to the end face by femtosecond laser light. The induced phase change is measured by analyzing the far-field intensity profiles before and after the irradiation.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre testing; refractive index; far-field intensity profile measurements; femtosecond laser light; femtosecond refractive-index; laser irradiation; optical fiber; phase retrieval; Fiber lasers; Measurement by laser beam; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Phase measurement; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
