Low-loss optical waveguides in β-BBO crystal fabricated by femtosecond-laser writing

We report on the fabrication and characterization of β-BBO depressed cladding waveguides fabricated by femtosecond-laser writing with no significant changes in the waveguide lattice microstructure. The waveguiding properties and the propagation losses of the cladding structures are investigated, sho...

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Autores: Li, Ziqi, Cheng, Chen, Romero Vázquez, Carolina, Lu, Qingming, Vázquez de Aldana, Javier R., Chen, Feng
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
OAI Identifier:oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/146826
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10366/146826
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Optical waveguides
β-BBO crystal
Femtosecond-laser writing
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Sumario:We report on the fabrication and characterization of β-BBO depressed cladding waveguides fabricated by femtosecond-laser writing with no significant changes in the waveguide lattice microstructure. The waveguiding properties and the propagation losses of the cladding structures are investigated, showing good transmission properties at wavelengths of 400 and 800 nm along TM polarization. The minimum propagation losses are measured to be as low as 0.19 dB/cm at wavelength of 800 nm. The well-preserved waveguide lattice microstructure and good guiding performances with low propagation losses suggest the potential applications of the cladding waveguides in β-BBO crystal as novel integrated photonic devices.