• DocumentCode
    3000964
  • Title

    Characterization of index changes in silicone- and nonsilicone-based hydrogel polymers induced by femtosecond micromachining

  • Author

    Li Ding ; Blackwell, R.I. ; Kunzler, J.F. ; Knox, Wayne H.

  • Author_Institution
    Rochester Univ., Rochester
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Diffraction gratings and optical waveguides are micro-machined inside hydrogel polymers containing up to 80% water using a 93 MHz Ti:Sapphire femtosecond laser with 27 fs pulses. Index changes as large as +0.06 are observed.
  • Keywords
    diffraction gratings; high-speed optical techniques; laser beam machining; micromachining; optical fabrication; optical polymers; optical waveguides; polymer gels; refractive index; sapphire; silicones; solid lasers; titanium; Al2O3:Ti; diffraction gratings; femtosecond micromachining; hydrogel polymers; nonsilicone-based hydrogel polymers; optical waveguides; refractive index changes; silicone-based hydrogel polymers; time 27 fs; Chemical lasers; Laser transitions; Micromachining; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Optical polymers; Optical pulse generation; Optical waveguides; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452366
  • Filename
    4452366
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3000964