Fabrication of coupled mode photonic devices in glass by nonlinear femtosecond laser materials processing

被引:127
作者
Minoshima, K
Kowalevicz, AM
Ippen, EP
Fujimoto, JG
机构
[1] MIT, Dept Elect Engn & Comp Sci, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
[2] MIT, Elect Res Lab, Cambridge, MA 02139 USA
来源
OPTICS EXPRESS | 2002年 / 10卷 / 15期
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D O I
10.1364/OE.10.000645
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
Coupled mode devices are fabricated in transparent glasses by nonlinear materials processing with femtosecond laser pulses. Using the direct output of an extended cavity femtosecond laser, without the need for a laser amplifier, single mode waveguides can be rapidly fabricated with well controlled parameters. A variety of photonic waveguide devices are demonstrated. Directional couplers with various interaction lengths and coupling coefficients are fabricated and their coupling properties are characterized. Measurements demonstrate coupled mode behavior consistent with theory. An unbalanced Mach-Zehnder interferometer is also fabricated and demonstrated as a spectral filter. (C) 2002 Optical Society of America.
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页码:645 / 652
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