Title :
Active waveguide fabrication in novel erbium doped glasses using focussed femtosecond pulses
Author :
Thomson, R.R. ; Brown, G. ; Blewett, L.J. ; Campbell, S. ; Reid, D.T. ; Kar, A.K. ; Shen, S. ; Jha, A.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Phys. Sci., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
Abstract :
We present the results of optical characterisation experiments conducted on erbium doped waveguide amplifiers (EDWAs) fabricated in novel erbium doped bulk glasses using femtosecond pulses to modify the refractive index of the glass.
Keywords :
erbium; high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; optical fabrication; optical focusing; optical glass; optical waveguides; refractive index; active waveguide fabrication; erbium doped glasses; erbium doped waveguide amplifiers; focussed femtosecond pulses; refractive index; Erbium; Glass; Optical device fabrication; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Pulse amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202414
