Title :
Electro-optical tuning of waveguide embedded Bragg gratings in lithium niobate induced by direct femtosecond laser writing
Author :
Kroesen, S. ; Patel, Utkarsh ; Horn, W. ; Imbrock, J. ; Denz, C.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Angewandte Phys. & Center for Nonlinear Sci., Westfalische Wilhelms-Univ., Munster, Germany
Abstract :
Direct integration of functional optical devices by femtosecond laser writing has emerged as a powerful fabrication technique within recent years. The basic principle relies on strongly localized material modification by nonlinear absorption inside the transparent host material. One of the most attractive features of this technique is the feasibility of producing complex three-dimensional refractive index structures by translating the material relative to the focal point of the writing beam.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; electro-optical devices; electro-optical effects; high-speed optical techniques; infrared spectra; integrated optics; laser materials processing; lithium compounds; nonlinear optics; optical waveguides; refractive index; LiNbO3; direct femtosecond laser writing; direct integration; electro-optical tuning; functional optical devices; lithium niobate; localized material modification; nonlinear absorption; three-dimensional refractive index structure; transparent host material; waveguide embedded Bragg gratings; Bragg gratings; Electrooptical waveguides; Lithium niobate; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/IQEC), 2013 Conference on and International Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0593-5
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6801565