Title :
Exploration of integrated photonic lanterns fabricated by femtosecond laser inscription
Author :
Spaleniak, Izabela ; Jovanovic, Nemanja ; Gross, Simon ; Ireland, Michael ; Lawrence, Jon ; Withford, Michael
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Macquarie Univ., Sydney, NSW, Australia
fDate :
Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
Abstract :
We are using a femtosecond laser to inscribe a series of integrated photonic lanterns that have a range of refractive index contrasts and geometry parameters in order to determine the ideal format for optimising the single-mode to multimode transition efficiency.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; laser modes; optical fibre fabrication; refractive index; femtosecond laser inscription; geometry parameters; integrated photonic lanterns; multimode transition efficiency; refractive index contrasts; single-mode transition efficiency; Fiber lasers; Optical fibers; Optimized production technology; Photonics; Throughput; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1939-4
DOI :
10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193815
