Title :
Near-IR to Mid-IR multimode waveguides in rare-earth doped YAG by ultrafast laser inscription
Author :
Ren, Y.Y. ; Beecher, S.J. ; Brown, G. ; Rodenas, A. ; Chen, F. ; Kar, A.K.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Phys. Sci., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
Abstract :
We report near-infrared to mid-infrared (1.55 to 3.39 μm) multimode waveguiding in deep buried channel waveguides fabricated inside rare-earth ion doped ceramic YAG. Waveguiding is achieved by direct laser writing a tubular cladding region.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; optical fabrication; optical waveguides; thulium; YAG:Tm3+; deep buried channel waveguide; direct laser writing; mid-infrared multimode waveguide; near-infrared multimode waveguide; rare earth ion doped ceramic; tubular cladding region; ultrafast laser inscription; wavelength 1.55 mum to 3.39 mum; Ceramics; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Power lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
