Ultrafast laser inscription of near-infrared waveguides in polycrystalline ZnSe

被引：64

作者：

Macdonald, J. R. ^{[1
]}

Thomson, R. R. ^{[1
]}

Beecher, S. J. ^{[1
]}

Psaila, N. D. ^{[1
]}

Bookey, H. T. ^{[1
]}

Kar, A. K. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Heriot Watt Univ, Dept Phys, Sch Engn & Phys Sci, Scottish Univ Phys Alliance, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, Midlothian, Scotland

来源：

OPTICS LETTERS | 2010年 / 35卷 / 23期

基金：

英国工程与自然科学研究理事会; 英国科学技术设施理事会;

关键词：

LITHIUM-NIOBATE; ABSORPTION; PULSES;

D O I：

10.1364/OL.35.004036

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We report the successful fabrication of a low-loss near-IR waveguide in polycrystalline ZnSe using ultrafast laser inscription. The waveguide, which was inscribed using the multiscan fabrication technique, supported a well-confined mode at 1.55 mu m. Propagation losses were characterized at 1.55 mu m using the Fabry-Perot technique and found to be 1.07 dB . cm(-1) +/- 0.3 dB . cm(-1). (C) 2010 Optical Society of America

引用

页码：4036 / 4038

页数：3

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