Title :
Waveguides photo-written by femtosecond laser filament in chalcogenide glass
Author :
Caulier, O. ; Coq, D. Le ; Fourmentin, M. ; Calvez, L. ; Bychkov, E. ; Masselin, P.
Author_Institution :
Lab. Physico-Chim. de l´´Atmos., Univ. du Littoral Cote d´´Opale, Dunkerque, France
Abstract :
These very strong light-matter interactions produce a permanent modification of the refractive index (An). Here we report on the positive and controllable An induced in chalcogenide glass and the possibility of writing waveguide in the bulk of the material.
Keywords :
chalcogenide glasses; laser materials processing; optical glass; optical waveguides; refractive index; chalcogenide glass; femtosecond laser filament; light matter interactions; optical waveguides; photowritten; refractive index; Glass; Laser beams; Optical waveguides; Particle beams; Plasmas; Refractive index; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5943327
