Title :
Femtosecond laser direct writing of waveguide lattices
Author :
Nolte, Stefan ; Szameit, Alexander ; Tünnermann, Andreas
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ. Jena, Jena, Germany
Abstract :
We review the basic principles of the femtosecond laser direct writing approach. This technology opens the possibility to specifically tune the light evolution in the linear as well as in the nonlinear regime.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; laser tuning; nonlinear optics; optical fabrication; optical lattices; optical waveguides; femtosecond laser direct writing; light evolution; nonlinear regime; optical tuning; waveguide lattice fabrication; Focusing; Lattices; Nonlinear optics; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers; Writing; 230.3120 Integrated optics devices; 320.7160 Ultrafast technology;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
