Abstract
We report on the operational parameters that are required to fabricate buried, microstructured waveguides in a z-cut lithium niobate crystal by the method of direct femtosecond laser inscription using a highrepetition-rate, chirped-pulse oscillator system. Refractive index contrasts as high as −0.0127 have been achieved for individual modification tracks. The results pave the way for developing microstructured WGs with low-loss operation across a wide spectral range, extending into the mid-infrared region up to the end of the transparency range of the host material.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1708-1716 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Optical Materials Express |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 8 |
Early online date | 24 Jul 2014 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Aug 2014 |
Bibliographical note
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Funding: Leverhulme Trust (grant RPG-278) and EPSC (grant EP/J010413/1).
Keywords
- waveguide
- femtosecond inscription
- lithium niobate
- microstructured waveguide
- direct femtosecond laser microfabrication