Title :
Overview of laser microfabrication techniques for photonic devices
Author :
Ams, M. ; Little, D. ; Williams, R.J. ; Marshall, G.D. ; Dekker, P. ; Piper, J.A. ; Dawes, J.M. ; Withford, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Macquarie Univ., Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
Recent results in femtosecond laser direct- writing of guided wave devices will be presented. Particular emphasis will be placed on the fabrication of monolithic active photonic devices in doped phosphate glasses.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; optical fabrication; optical glass; optical waveguides; phosphate glasses; doped phosphate glass; femtosecond laser direct- writing; guided wave devices; laser microfabrication technique; monolithic active photonic device fabrication; photonic devices; waveguide Bragg grating; Distributed feedback devices; Glass; Laser beams; Laser feedback; Laser theory; Motion control; Optical attenuators; Optical waveguides; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610511
