Femtosecond laser micromachining of waveguides in silicone-based hydrogel polymers

被引：26
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作者：
Ding, Li [1 ]
Blackwell, Richard I. [2 ]
Kunzler, Jay F. [2 ]
Knox, Wayne H. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Rochester, Inst Opt, Rochester, NY 14627 USA
[2] Bausch & Lomb Inc, Rochester, NY 14603 USA
来源：
APPLIED OPTICS | 2008年 / 47卷 / 17期
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D O I：
10.1364/AO.47.003100
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
By tightly focusing 27 fs laser pulses from a Ti:sapphire oscillator with 1.3 nJ pulse energy at 93 MHz repetition rate, we are able to fabricate optical waveguides inside hydrogel polymers containing similar to 36% water by weight. A tapered lensed fiber is used to couple laser light at a wavelength of 632.8 nm into these waveguides within a water environment. Strong waveguiding is observed due to large refractive index changes. A large waveguide propagation loss is found, and we show that this is caused by surface roughness which can be reduced by optimizing the waveguides. (C) 2008 Optical Society of America.
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页码：3100 / 3108
页数：9
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