Title :
Fabricating high-strength Bragg-grating-waveguide devices in glass with ultrashort laser pulses
Author :
Zhang, H. ; Eaton, S.M. ; Ho, S. ; Li, J. ; Herman, P.R.
Author_Institution :
Toronto Univ., Toronto
Abstract :
BGW devices were fabricated in borosilicate glasses (Corning Eagle2000) with a 1-kHz Ti:sapphire laser and characterized using methods. BGW responses were improved by using tighter focusing (NA=0.55), longer pulse duration (up to 2 ps), and optimal pulse energy of 3 muJ.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; borosilicate glasses; laser materials processing; optical fabrication; optical glass; optical waveguide components; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; B2O3-SiO2; Corning Eagle2000; borosilicate glasses; energy 3 muJ; focusing properties; high-strength Bragg-grating-waveguide device fabrication; titanium:sapphire laser; ultrashort laser pulses; Bragg gratings; Fiber lasers; Glass; Optical pulses; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical waveguides; Propagation losses; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers;
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
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386250
