Title :
Strain field manipulation in ultrafast laser inscribed nonlinear BiB3O6 optical waveguides
Author :
Beecher, S.J. ; Thomson, R.R. ; Psaila, N.D. ; Reid, D.T. ; Kar, A.K. ; Ebrahim-Zadeh, M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Phys. Sci., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
Abstract :
Type I phase matching is demonstrated in an ultrafast laser inscribed BiB3O6 optical waveguide. A novel technique was implemented to achieve good spatial overlap of the horizontally and vertically polarized modes in “strain-field” type waveguides.
Keywords :
bismuth compounds; nonlinear optics; optical waveguides; BiB3O6; nonlinear optical waveguides; phase matching; spatial overlap; strain field manipulation; ultrafast laser; Capacitive sensors; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical harmonic generation; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers;
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
