• DocumentCode
    2156421
  • Title

    Optimization of repetition rate, pulse duration, and polarization for femtosecond-laser-writing of waveguides in borosilicate and fused silica glasses

  • Author

    Eaton, S.M. ; Zhang, H. ; Ng, M.L. ; Ho, S. ; Herman, P.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Toronto Univ., Toronto
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    17-22 June 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    In this work, we explore a broad range of exposure conditions, including two rarely studied parameters of polarization and pulse duration, to minimize propagation loss and to better understand the differing formation mechanisms in borosilicate and fused silica glass waveguides.
  • Keywords
    aluminium compounds; boron compounds; borosilicate glasses; high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; optical fabrication; optical glass; optical losses; optical waveguides; silicon compounds; B2O3-SiO2-Al2O3; SiO2; borosilicate glass waveguides; femtosecond-laser-writing; fused silica glass waveguides; laser polarization; laser pulse duration; propagation loss; Glass; Laser modes; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Polarization; Power lasers; Refractive index; Silicon compounds; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Munich
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0931-0
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-0931-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386208
  • Filename
    4386208