• DocumentCode
    398966
  • Title

    Ultra low-loss waveguides of 0.12 dB/cm directly written in pure silica glass by femtosecond laser pulses

  • Author

    Sakuma, K. ; Ishikawa, S. ; Shikata, T. ; Fukuda, T. ; Hosoya, H.

  • Author_Institution
    Opt. & Electron. Lab., Fujikura Ltd., Chiba, Japan
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    23-28 March 2003
  • Firstpage
    445
  • Abstract
    Ultra low-loss of 0.12 dB/cm at 1580 nm was achieved for directly written waveguides in pure silica glass using femto-second laser for the first time as far as we know. A three-dimensionally structured optical splitter was also demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    high-speed optical techniques; optical beam splitters; optical glass; optical losses; optical waveguides; silicon compounds; 1580 nm; SiO2; femtosecond laser pulses; optical splitter; silica glass; three-dimensionally structure; ultra low-loss waveguides; Glass; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Pulse amplifiers; Silicon compounds; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-746-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2003.1248329
  • Filename
    1248329