Optical characterization of femtosecond laser induced active channel waveguides in lithium fluoride crystals.

Autor: Chiamenti, I., Bonfigli, F., Gomes, A. S. L., Michelotti, F., Montereali, R. M., Kalinowski, H. J.
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Zdroj: Journal of Applied Physics; 2014, Vol. 115 Issue 2, p1-7, 7p, 1 Color Photograph, 2 Charts, 6 Graphs
Abstrakt: We successfully realized broad-band light-emitting color center waveguides buried in LiF crystals by using femtosecond laser pulses. The characterization of the waveguides was performed by optical microscopy, photoluminescence spectra, loss measurements and near-field profiling. The experimental results show that the direct-writing fabrication process induces low-index contrast active channel waveguides: their wavelength-dependent refractive index changes, estimated from 10-3 to 10-4 depending on the writing conditions, allow supporting few modes at visible and near-infrared wavelengths. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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