Waveguide writing in chalcogenide glasses by train of femtosecond laser pulses

Author

Cardinal, T. ; Efimov, O.M. ; Glebov, L.B. ; Richardson, K.C. ; Van Stryland, E.

Author_Institution

Center for Res. in Electro-Opt. & Lasers, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA

fYear

1998

fDate

3-8 May 1998

Firstpage

373

Abstract

Summary form only given. Controlled writing of waveguides in condensed media based on modification of the optical material properties by laser irradiation may have important applications in, for example, optical interconnects for high-data rate optical communication systems and integrated optical elements. We report on writing of uniform and permanent optical waveguides in the bulk of chalcogenide glasses by a train of femtosecond laser pulses from a cw Kerr-lens mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser.

Keywords

chalcogenide glasses; laser beam applications; optical fabrication; optical interconnections; optical waveguides; chalcogenide glasses; condensed media; cw Kerr-lens mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser; femtosecond laser pulse train; high-data rate optical communication systems; integrated optical elements; laser irradiation; optical interconnects; optical material properties; uniform permanent optical waveguides; waveguide writing; Communication system control; Control systems; Glass; Laser mode locking; Optical control; Optical interconnections; Optical waveguides; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers; Writing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1998. CLEO 98. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-339-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.1998.676326

Filename

676326