Title :
Depth-independent, low-loss waveguides formed by high-repetition rate femtosecond fiber laser
Author :
Eaton, Shane M. ; Chen, Wei-Jen ; Zhang, Haibin ; Ng, Mi Li ; Herman, Peter R.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Toronto, Toronto
Abstract :
Effects of repetition rate, numerical aperture, and focus depth on femtosecond laser writing of buried waveguides were systematically studied in borosilicate glass to enable shallow and deep writing of low-loss waveguides with full 3-D functionality.
Keywords :
borosilicate glasses; high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; optical fabrication; optical losses; optical waveguides; BO-SiO2; borosilicate glass; buried waveguides; deep writing; femtosecond laser writing; focus depth; full 3-D functionality; high-repetition rate femtosecond fiber laser; low-loss waveguides; numerical aperture; Fiber lasers; Glass; Insertion loss; Lenses; Optical fibers; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452867
