Title :
Femtosecond Laser Inscription of Optical Waveguides in Bismuth Ion Doped Glass
Author :
Psaila, N.D. ; Thomson, R.R. ; Bookey, H.T. ; Kar, A.K. ; Chiodo, N. ; Osellame, R. ; Cerullo, G. ; Brown, G. ; Shen, S. ; Jha, A.
Author_Institution :
Heriot Watt Univ., Edinburgh
Abstract :
We report on the fabrication of high quality embedded channel waveguides inside Bi-doped silicate glass using femtosecond waveguide inscription. When optically pumped, ultrabroadband fluorescence emission of 500 nm (FWHM) is detected, centered at 1.3 mum.
Keywords :
bismuth; fluorescence; high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; optical fabrication; optical glass; optical pumping; optical waveguides; silicon compounds; JkJk:Bi; bismuth ion doped silicate glass; channel waveguides; femtosecond laser inscription; fluorescence emission; optical pumping; optical waveguides; wavelength 1.3 mum; Bismuth; Glass; Optical device fabrication; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Particle beam optics; Pump lasers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers;
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.2007.4453013
