Title :
Directly photoinscribed thick Bragg gratings in Ohara WMS-15 glass-ceramic
Author :
Krug, Peter A. ; Rogojan, Rodica Matei ; Albert, Jacques
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Carleton Univ., Ottawa, ON, Canada
Abstract :
Volume gratings were UV inscribed in WMS-15 glass-ceramic at 193 and 248 nm without additional processing. Weak, easily bleached gratings resulted from fluences below 0.3 kJ/cm2. Stable gratings with Deltan ~ 6times10-5 were formed at higher fluences.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; glass ceramics; optical fabrication; optical materials; optical saturable absorption; Ohara WMS-15 glass-ceramic; bleaching; thick Bragg gratings; volume gratings; wavelength 193 nm; wavelength 248 nm; Annealing; Bleaching; Bragg gratings; Crystalline materials; Diffraction gratings; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Optical diffraction; Optical materials; Temperature; Thermal expansion; (050.7330) Volume gratings; (160.5335) Photosensitive materials;
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
