Femtosecond Laser Writing of Optical-Lattice-Like Cladding Structures for Three-Dimensional Waveguide Beam Splitters in LiNbO3Crystal
The waveguide beam splitters with diverse configurations in LiNbO 3 crystal have been produced by direct femtosecond laser writing of a family of optical-lattice-like cladding structures. By on demand design of the lattice tracks with “defect” lines, the efficient beam guiding and tailoring have bee...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2016 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Salamanca (USAL) |
| Repositorio: | GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/147091 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10366/147091 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Optical waveguides Laser beams Ultrafast optics Lithium niobate Optical device fabrication Crystals Waveguide lasers |
| Sumario: | The waveguide beam splitters with diverse configurations in LiNbO 3 crystal have been produced by direct femtosecond laser writing of a family of optical-lattice-like cladding structures. By on demand design of the lattice tracks with “defect” lines, the efficient beam guiding and tailoring have been implemented in the structures. With a family of three-element integration of structures, three-dimensional (3-D) 1 × 3 beam splitting at the telecommunication wavelength of 1550 nm was realized. Different from the Type I modification of LiNbO 3 waveguides, the guiding cores of the optical-lattice-like cladding waveguide structures we fabricated locate in regions that are surrounded by the laser-induced-tracks. This paper opens the alternative way to construct complex integrated platforms in LiNbO 3 crystal by using femtosecond laser writing. |
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