Title :
Low Insertion Loss Waveguides in Lithium Niobate using Multi-Scan Femtosecond Inscription
Author :
Bookey, H.T. ; Thomson, R.R. ; Psaila, N.D. ; Kar, A.K. ; Chiodo, N. ; Osellame, R. ; Cerullo, G.
Author_Institution :
Heriot Watt Univ., Edinburgh
Abstract :
We have fabricated waveguides in z-cut lithium niobate using multi-scan femtosecond inscription of the bulk material. Insertion losses as low as 3.5 dB have been measured coupling to single mode fibre at 1550 nm.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; laser materials processing; lithium compounds; optical fabrication; optical fibre couplers; optical losses; optical materials; optical waveguides; FWI technique; LiNbO3; integrated optics; loss 3.5 dB; low insertion loss waveguide fabrication; multiscan femtosecond inscription; wavelength 1550 nm; z-cut lithium niobate; Insertion loss; Lithium niobate; Loss measurement; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical materials; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Ultrafast optics; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452825
