Title :
Microbend gratings fabricated in glass substrates via direct writing with near-infrared femtosecond pulses
Author :
Chung, Jung-Ho ; Gu, Yu ; Fujimoto, James G.
Author_Institution :
Research Laboratory of Electronics and Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 02139-4307, USA
Abstract :
Microbend gratings were fabricated inside bulk glass via direct writing with femtosecond pulses from a multi-pass-cavity Ti:S laser. Critical periods, with maximum transmission loss, existed and shifted with waveguide refractive index, like fiber microbend gratings.
Keywords :
Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Glass; Optical fiber devices; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Ultrafast electronics; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431170
