Title :
Ultrashort-pulsed laser direct writing of strong Bragg grating waveguides in bulk glasses
Author :
Herman, Peter R. ; Haibin Zhang
Author_Institution :
Edward S. Rogers Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng. & Inst. of Opt. Sci., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
Two methods of single-pulse and burst interactions are compared for femtosecond laser direct-writing of strong Bragg grating waveguides inside bulk transparent materials. Laser process windows, frequency chirping, optical sensing, and thermal stability will be reported.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; optical fabrication; optical glass; optical waveguide components; thermal stability; Bragg grating waveguides; bulk glasses; bulk transparent materials; burst interaction; frequency chirping; laser process windows; optical sensing; single-pulse interaction; thermal stability; ultrashort-pulsed laser direct writing; Bragg gratings; Frequency; Glass; Laser stability; Optical materials; Optical waveguides; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers; Windows; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528551
