Title :
Octave spanning 50∶50 beam splitting via interrupted STIRAP
Author :
Dreisow, F. ; Ornigotti, M. ; Szameit, A. ; Heinrich, M. ; Keil, R. ; Nolte, S. ; Tünnermann, A. ; Longhi, S.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ. Jena, Jena, Germany
Abstract :
We report on octave spanning 50:50 beam splitting via an interrupted stimulated Raman adiabatic passage in femtosecond laser written waveguides. The device is spatially and spectrally characterized by utilizing color center fluorescence at several excitation wavelengths.
Keywords :
colour centres; fluorescence; laser materials processing; optical beam splitters; optical waveguides; stimulated Raman scattering; STIRAP; beam splitting; color center fluorescence; femtosecond laser writting; interrupted stimulated Raman adiabatic passage; octave spanning; Fluorescence; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Optical beam splitting; Optical waveguides; Solid lasers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
