DocumentCode
2987896
Title
Active waveguide fabrication in novel erbium doped glasses using focussed femtosecond pulses
Author
Thomson, R.R. ; Brown, G. ; Blewett, L.J. ; Campbell, S. ; Reid, D.T. ; Kar, A.K. ; Shen, S. ; Jha, A.
Author_Institution
Sch. of Eng. & Phys. Sci., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
Volume
3
fYear
2005
fDate
22-27 May 2005
Firstpage
2194
Abstract
We present the results of optical characterisation experiments conducted on erbium doped waveguide amplifiers (EDWAs) fabricated in novel erbium doped bulk glasses using femtosecond pulses to modify the refractive index of the glass.
Keywords
erbium; high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; optical fabrication; optical focusing; optical glass; optical waveguides; refractive index; active waveguide fabrication; erbium doped glasses; erbium doped waveguide amplifiers; focussed femtosecond pulses; refractive index; Erbium; Glass; Optical device fabrication; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Pulse amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN
1-55752-795-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202414
Filename
1573480
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