Femtosecond direct-write waveguide fabrication in optical materials

Arnaud Zoubir; Martin C. Richardson; Clara Rivero; Cedric Lopez; Kathleen A. Richardson; Nicolas Ho; Real Vallee

doi:10.1117/12.540876

18 November 2003 Femtosecond direct-write waveguide fabrication in optical materials

Arnaud Zoubir, Martin C. Richardson, Clara Rivero, Cedric Lopez, Kathleen A. Richardson, Nicolas Ho, Real Vallee

Proceedings Volume 5063, Fourth International Symposium on Laser Precision Microfabrication; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.540876
Event: Fourth International Symposium on Laser Precision Microfabrication, 2003, Munich, Germany

Abstract

We report the characterization of waveguiding devices fabricated in optical materials using a femtosecond pulse train from a Ti:Sapphire laser at a 25 MHz repetition rate. Both interferometry and micro-thermal analysis have been used as diagnostics to evaluate optical and structural changes within the glass matrix. A free-electron model is developed to explain the refractive index change.

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Arnaud Zoubir, Martin C. Richardson, Clara Rivero, Cedric Lopez, Kathleen A. Richardson, Nicolas Ho, and Real Vallee "Femtosecond direct-write waveguide fabrication in optical materials", Proc. SPIE 5063, Fourth International Symposium on Laser Precision Microfabrication, (18 November 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.540876

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