Title :
Direct observation of waveguide fabrication in KGd(WO4)2 by carbon irradiation
Author :
Merchant, C.A. ; García-Blanco, S. ; Aitchison, J.S. ; García-Navarro, A. ; García, G. ; Agulló-López, F. ; Olivares, J. ; Hnatovsky, C. ; Taylor, R.S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Abstract :
We report the direct observation of waveguides formed in KGd(WO4)2 by microreflectivity measurements. Results show a sharp step in refractive index as well as other index variations previously not detected by the m-line technique.
Keywords :
carbon; optical fabrication; optical variables measurement; optical waveguides; refractive index; C; carbon irradiation; m-line technique; microreflectivity measurements; refractive index; waveguide fabrication; Integrated optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Particle beam optics; Refractive index; (130.3130) Integrated optics materials; (230.7370) Waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628142
