Title :
Nonlinear optics of femtosecond laser-modified fused silica - applications to waveguide fabrication
Author :
Zoubir, Arnaud ; Richardson, Martin ; Cardinal, Thierry ; Canioni, Lionel ; Brocas, Arnaud ; Sarger, Laurent
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
Absorption and photoluminescence spectroscopy, and third-harmonic confocal microscopy are used for the first time to characterize the linear and non-linear properties, crucial for the fabrication of active elements, of femtosecond laser-written waveguides in fused silica.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; nonlinear optics; optical fabrication; optical materials; optical microscopy; optical waveguides; photoluminescence; silicon compounds; SiO2; absorption spectroscopy; femtosecond laser-modified fused silica; photoluminescence; third-harmonic confocal microscopy; waveguide fabrication; Absorption; Microscopy; Nonlinear optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Photoluminescence; Silicon compounds; Spectroscopy; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202405
