Active waveguides written in rare-earth doped materials with femtosecond laser pulses

Martin Ams; Michael J Withford; Judith M Dawes; James.A Piper

Active waveguides written in rare-earth doped materials with femtosecond laser pulses

Martin Ams^*, Michael J Withford, Judith M Dawes, James.A Piper

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Optical waveguides can be fabricated inside various glasses by using tightly focussed femtosecond laser pulses to induce a change in the refractive index. Researchers have shown this direct-write technique has the potential to generate both planar and threedimensional photonic devices for optical networking applications inside a wide range of materials. In particular, waveguides can be written in Erbium-doped phosphate glass and demonstrate a net gain when used as an active element in a standard waveguide amplifier. We report results of a detailed study optimising the beam delivery configurations and fabricating photonic waveguides and devices in both passive and active glasses.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 23rd international congress on applications of lasers and electro-optics 2004
Editors	Rajesh Patel
Place of Publication	Orlando, FL
Publisher	Laser Institute of America
Pages	39-43
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	0912035773, 9780912035772
Publication status	Published - 2004
Event	23rd International Congress on Applications of lasers and Electro-Optics 2004 - San Francisco, California, USA Duration: 4 Oct 2004 → 7 Oct 2004

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Conference	23rd International Congress on Applications of lasers and Electro-Optics 2004
City	San Francisco, California, USA
Period	4/10/04 → 7/10/04

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Ams, M , Withford, MJ , Dawes, JM & Piper, JA 2004, Active waveguides written in rare-earth doped materials with femtosecond laser pulses. in Rajesh Patel (ed.), Proceedings of the 23rd international congress on applications of lasers and electro-optics 2004. Laser Institute of America, Orlando, FL, pp. 39-43, 23rd International Congress on Applications of lasers and Electro-Optics 2004, San Francisco, California, USA, 4/10/04.

Active waveguides written in rare-earth doped materials with femtosecond laser pulses. / Ams, Martin ; Withford, Michael J ; Dawes, Judith M et al.
Proceedings of the 23rd international congress on applications of lasers and electro-optics 2004. ed. / Rajesh Patel. Orlando, FL: Laser Institute of America, 2004. p. 39-43.

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