Buried channel waveguides in Yb-doped KY(WO4)(2) fabricated by femtosecond laser irradiation
Borca, C.N., Apostolopoulos, V., Gardillou, F., Limberger, H.G., Pollnau, M. and Salathé, R.-P. (2007) Buried channel waveguides in Yb-doped KY(WO4)(2) fabricated by femtosecond laser irradiation. Applied Surface Science, 253, (19), 8300-8303. (doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2007.02.106).
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We report on the fabrication of optical channel waveguides inside KY(WO4)2 crystals, both undoped and Yb-doped, for applications in compact solid-state lasers and three-dimensional photonic devices. Nonlinear absorption of femtosecond laser pulses has been employed in order to induce refractive-index changes in these crystals. The irradiation damage results in a decrease of the material density compared to the surrounding bulk. In this work, two types of buried channel waveguides have been fabricated in the KY(WO4)2 crystals. First ones (type I) were formed in the vicinity of the irradiated regions due to the presence of an induced compressive lattice strain, which causes an increase of the local refractive index. Light can be better confined in the second (type II) of channel waveguides that are created between pairs of damaged regions. For the best confined channels (type II), the propagation loss value measured at 1 μm amounted to 2–2.5 dB/cm.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Photon-Assisted Synthesis and Processing of Functional Materials - E-MRS-H Symposium. |
| ISSNs: | 0169-4332 (print) |
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| Keywords: | femtosecond-laser writing, burried channel waveguides, KY(WO4)2 crystals |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Q Science > QC Physics |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Physics and Astronomy |
| Item ID: | 57099 |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Aug 2008 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Jun 2011 12:08 |
| Contributors: | Borca, C.N. (Author) Apostolopoulos, V. (Author) Gardillou, F. (Author) Limberger, H.G. (Author) Pollnau, M. (Author) Salathé, R.-P. (Author) |
| Date: | 31 July 2007 |
| Additional Information: | Photon-Assisted Synthesis and Processing of Functional Materials - E-MRS-H Symposium. |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/57099 |
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