Title :
Femtosecond laser direct fabrication of integrated optical wave plates in fused silica
Author :
Fernandes, Luís A. ; Grenier, Jason R. ; Kim, Jin Hee ; Herman, Peter R. ; Aitchison, J.Stewart ; Marques, Paulo V S
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
Femtosecond laser fabrication of optical waveguides in bulk silica glass is extended to integrated optical waveplates. Polarization retardation was controlled by laser exposure, providing for trimming of waveguide birefringence between 10-5 and 10-4.
Keywords :
birefringence; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; laser materials processing; light polarisation; optical fabrication; optical glass; optical retarders; optical waveguides; SiO2; femtosecond laser direct fabrication; fused silica glass; integrated optical wave plates; optical waveguides; polarization retardation; waveguide birefringence; Integrated optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
