Title :
Direct microstructuring of fiber cores with femtosecond laser pulses
Author :
Mills, J.D. ; Kazansky, P.G. ; Bricchi, E. ; Hillman, C.W.J. ; Baumberg, J.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. We have developed a novel technique, which enables us to write such structures within the bulk of an optical fiber through its cleaved face, enabling control over light subsequently exiting the fiber. We show the experimental set-up where an amplified Ti:sapphire 150 fs pulsed laser with a repetition rate of 250 kHz is used to irradiate the samples at 850 nm, via a 50X objective.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; micro-optics; optical fibre fabrication; sapphire; solid lasers; titanium; 150 fs; 50X objective; 850 nm; amplified Ti:sapphire fs pulsed laser; cleaved face; direct microstructuring; femtosecond laser pulses; fiber cores; laser materials processing; optical fiber structure writing; repetition rate; Charge coupled devices; Diffraction; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Glass; Laser theory; Optical fiber testing; Optical pulses; Optical surface waves; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1033415
