Mid-IR ultrafast laser inscribed waveguides and devices

Sean McDaniel; Fiona Thorburn; Carl Liebig; Jonathan Evans; Michael Coco; Gary Cook; Ajoy Kar

doi:10.1109/RAPID.2019.8864360

Mid-IR ultrafast laser inscribed waveguides and devices

Sean McDaniel, Fiona Thorburn, Carl Liebig, Jonathan Evans, Michael Coco, Gary Cook, Ajoy Kar

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Abstract

Ultrafast laser inscription (ULI) is a highly versatile technique for creating index modifications in glasses and crystalline materials. The process of ULI relies on ultrashort laser pulses focused inside of a material. The high intensity of the pulsed beam induces nonlinear absorption processes, which transfers the pulse energy to the material lattice. With careful experimental control of the laser parameters, a permanent change in the refractive can be obtained in the bulk material. The permanent refractive index change obtained by ULI can be used to create waveguides and devices in active and passive materials. In this work, we present recent advances on creation of guided wave devices in Mid-IR compatable materials such as Fe:ZnSe, Cr:ZnSe, Ho:YAG, LiNbO₃, and CdSiP2.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2019 IEEE Research and Applications of Photonics in Defense Conference (RAPID)
Publisher	IEEE
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728106021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/RAPID.2019.8864360
Publication status	Published - 14 Oct 2019
Event	2019 IEEE Research and Applications of Photonics in Defense Conference - Miramar Beach, United States Duration: 19 Aug 2019 → 21 Aug 2019

Conference

Conference	2019 IEEE Research and Applications of Photonics in Defense Conference
Abbreviated title	RAPID 2019
Country/Territory	United States
City	Miramar Beach
Period	19/08/19 → 21/08/19

Keywords

Infrared Lasers
Solid-state lasers
Ultrafast Laser Inscription

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Instrumentation
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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McDaniel, S, Thorburn, F, Liebig, C, Evans, J, Coco, M, Cook, G & Kar, A 2019, Mid-IR ultrafast laser inscribed waveguides and devices. in 2019 IEEE Research and Applications of Photonics in Defense Conference (RAPID)., 8864360, IEEE, 2019 IEEE Research and Applications of Photonics in Defense Conference, Miramar Beach, United States, 19/08/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/RAPID.2019.8864360

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Mid-IR ultrafast laser inscribed waveguides and devices

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