Inscription and characterization of waveguides written into borosilicate glass by a high-repetition-rate femtosecond laser at 800 nm

Abstract

A series of waveguides was inscribed in a borosilicate glass (BK7) by an 11 MHz repetition rate femtosecond laser operating with pulse energies from 16 to 30 nJ and focused at various depths within the bulk material. The index modification was measured using a quantitative phase microscopy technique that revealed central index changes ranging from 5×10-3 to 10-2, leading to waveguides that exhibited propagation losses of 0.2 dB/cm at a wavelength of 633 nm and 0.6 dB/cm at a wavelength of 1550 nm with efficient mode matching, less than 0.2 dB, to standard optical fibers. Analysis of the experimental data shows that, for a given inscription energy, the index modification has a strong dependence on inscription scanning velocity. At higher energies, the index modification increases with increasing inscription scanning velocity with other fabrication parameters constant.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.49.001938
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aston Institute of Photonics Technology (AIPT)
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Uncontrolled Keywords: waveguides,borosilicate glass,repetition rate femtosecond laser,index modification,quantitative phase microscopy technique,optical fibers,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Publication ISSN: 2155-3165
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2024 08:11
Date Deposited: 13 Dec 2011 10:32
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Published Date: 2010-04-01
Authors: Allsop, Thomas D.P. (ORCID Profile 0000-0001-8905-9014)
Dubov, Mykhaylo (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-6764-683X)
Mezentsev, Vladimir (ORCID Profile 0000-0002-8415-1767)
Bennion, Ian

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