Ultrafast laser inscription of near-infrared waveguides in polycrystalline ZnSe

  • John Robert MacDonald
  • , R. R. Thomson
  • , S. J. Beecher
  • , N. D. Psaila
  • , H. T. Bookey
  • , A. K. Kar

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Abstract

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

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4036-4038
Number of pages3
JournalOptics Letters
Volume35
Issue number23
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Dec 2010

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