Laser-induced crystalline optical waveguide in glass fiber format

doi:10.1364/OE.20.000B85

Laser-induced crystalline optical waveguide in glass fiber format

Xian Feng, Jindan Shi, Chung-Che Huang, Peter Horak, Peh Siong Teh, Shaif-ul Alam, Morten Ibsen, and Wei H. Loh »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 20, Issue 26, pp. B85-B93 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.000B85

View Full Text Article

Enhanced HTML Acrobat PDF (1371 KB)

Journal Search
Article Lookup

Article Tools

Citations

Alert me when this article is cited
Export Citation/Save

Abstract
Article Info
References (24)
Cited By
Figures (6)
Metrics
Related Content

Abstract

We report on the first fabrication of a glass fiber based laser-induced crystalline waveguide. The glass and crystal are based on the stoichiometric composition of (La,Yb)BGeO₅. A laser induced waveguide has been fabricated on the surface of a ribbon glass fiber using milliwatt-level continuous wave UV laser radiation at a fast scanning speed. Evidence of crystallinity in the created structure was observed using micro-Raman spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Preliminary investigations on the waveguiding behavior and the nonlinear performance in the crystalline waveguide are reported.

OCIS Codes
(060.2280) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber design and fabrication
(060.2290) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber materials
(060.4370) Fiber optics and optical communications : Nonlinear optics, fibers

ToC Category:
Fibers, Fiber Devices, and Amplifiers

History
Original Manuscript: October 1, 2012
Revised Manuscript: November 2, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: November 7, 2012
Published: November 28, 2012

Virtual Issues
European Conference on Optical Communication 2012 (2012) Optics Express

Citation
Xian Feng, Jindan Shi, Chung-Che Huang, Peter Horak, Peh Siong Teh, Shaif-ul Alam, Morten Ibsen, and Wei H. Loh, "Laser-induced crystalline optical waveguide in glass fiber format," Opt. Express 20, B85-B93 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-26-B85

Sort: Author | Year | Journal | Reset

References

K. C. Kao and G. A. Hockham, “Dielectric-fibre surface waveguides for optical frequencies,” Proc. IEE 113 (7), 1151–1158 (1966).
P. J. A. Sazio, A. Amezcua-Correa, C. E. Finlayson, J. R. Hayes, T. J. Scheidemantel, N. F. Baril, B. R. Jackson, D.-J. Won, F. Zhang, E. R. Margine, V. Gopalan, V. H. Crespi, and J. V. Badding, “Microstructured optical fibers as high-pressure microfluidic reactors,” Science311(5767), 1583–1586 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
J. Ballato, T. Hawkins, P. Foy, B. Kokuoz, R. Stolen, C. McMillen, M. Daw, Z. Su, T. M. Tritt, M. Dubinskii, J. Zhang, T. Sanamyan, and M. J. Matthewson, “On the fabrication of all-glass optical fibers from crystals,” J. Appl. Phys.105(5), 053110 (2009). [CrossRef]
H. Jain, “Transparent ferroelectric glass-ceramics,” Ferroelectrics306(1), 111–127 (2004). [CrossRef]
W. Margulis and U. Österberg, “Second-harmonic generation in optical glass fibers,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B5(2), 312–316 (1988). [CrossRef]
R. A. Myers, N. Mukherjee, and S. R. J. Brueck, “Large second-order nonlinearity in poled fused silica,” Opt. Lett.16(22), 1732–1734 (1991). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
A. Canagasabey, C. Corbari, A. V. Gladyshev, F. Liegeois, S. Guillemet, Y. Hernandez, M. V. Yashkov, A. Kosolapov, E. M. Dianov, M. Ibsen, and P. G. Kazansky, “High-average-power second-harmonic generation from periodically poled silica fibers,” Opt. Lett.34(16), 2483–2485 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
D. N. Nikogosyan, Nonlinear Optical Crystals: A Complete Survey (Springer, 2005).
Y. Kao, Y. Hua, H. Zheng, J. D. Mackenzie, K. Perry, G. Bourhill, and J. W. Perry, “Second harmonic generation in transparent barium borate glass-ceramics,” J. Non-Cryst. Solids167(3), 247–254 (1994). [CrossRef]
M. Todorovic and Lj. Radonjic, “Lithium-niobate ferroelectric material obtained by glass crystallization,” Ceram. Int.23(1), 55–60 (1997). [CrossRef]
Y. Takahashi, Y. Benino, T. Fujiwara, and T. Komatsu, “Second harmonic generation in transparent surface crystallized glasses with stillwellite-type LaBGeO5,” J. Appl. Phys.89(10), 5282 (2001). [CrossRef]
K. Miura, J. Qiu, T. Mitsuyu, and K. Hirao, “Space-selective growth of frequency-conversion crystals in glasses with ultrashort infrared laser pulses,” Opt. Lett.25(6), 408–410 (2000). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
R. Sato, Y. Benino, T. Fujiwara, and T. Komatsu, “YAG laser-induced crystalline dot patterning in samarium tellurite glasses,” J. Non-Cryst. Solids289(1-3), 228–232 (2001). [CrossRef]
A. A. Kaminskii, A. V. Butashin, I. A. Maslyanizin, B. V. Mill, V. S. Mironov, S. P. Rozov, S. E. Sarkisov, and V. D. Shigorin, “Pure and Nd3+-, Pr3+-ion doped trigonal acentric LaBGeO5 single crystals nonlinear optical properties, Raman scattering, spectroscopy, crystal-field analysis, and simulated emission of their activators,” Phys. Status Solidi125(2), 671–696 (1991) (a). [CrossRef]
J. Capmany, D. Jaque, J. García Solé, and A. A. Kaminskii, “Continuous wave laser radiation at 524 nm from a self-frequency-doubled laser of LaBGeO5:Nd3+,” Appl. Phys. Lett.72(5), 531–533 (1998). [CrossRef]
J. Capmany and J. García Solé, “Second harmonic generation in LaBGeO5:Nd3+,” Appl. Phys. Lett.70(19), 2517–2519 (1997). [CrossRef]
P. Gupta, H. Jain, D. B. Williams, T. Honma, Y. Benino, and T. Komatsu, “Creation of ferroelectric, single-crystal architecture in Sm0.5La0.5BGeO5 Glass,” J. Am. Ceram. Soc.91(1), 110–114 (2008). [CrossRef]
C. Coussa, C. Martinet, B. Champagnon, L. Grosvalet, D. Vouagner, and V. Sigaev, “In situ Raman spectroscopy of pressure-induced changes in LaBGeO(5) glass: hysteresis and plastic deformation,” J. Phys. Condens. Matter19(26), 266220 (2007). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
T. Furukawa and W. B. White, “Raman spectroscopic investigation of the structure and crystallization of binary alkali germanate glasses,” J. Mater. Sci.15(7), 1648–1662 (1980). [CrossRef]
I. Hrubá, S. Kamba, J. Petzelt, I. Gregora, Z. Zikmund, D. Ivannikov, G. Komandin, A. Volkov, and B. Strukov, “Optical phonons and ferroelectric phase transition in the LaBGeO5 crystal,” Phys. Status Solidi214, 423–439 (1999) (b). [CrossRef]
M. B. Smirnov, A. V. Menschikova, I. Kratochvilova-Hruba, and Z. Zikmund, “Lattice dynamics and phase transition in LaBGeO5,” Phys. Status Solidi241(5), 1017–1025 (2004) (b). [CrossRef]
B. M. Foley, P. Melman, and K. T. Vo, “Novel loss measurement technique for optical waveguides by imaging of scattered light,” Electron. Lett.28(6), 584–585 (1992). [CrossRef]
N. L. Boling, A. J. Glass, and A. Owyoung, “Empirical relationships for predicting non-linear refractive-index changes in optical solids,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron.14(8), 601–608 (1978). [CrossRef]
R. Adair, L. L. Chase, and S. A. Payne, “Nonlinear refractive index of optical crystals,” Phys. Rev. B Condens. Matter39(5), 3337–3350 (1989). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Appl. Phys. Lett.

J. Capmany, D. Jaque, J. García Solé, and A. A. Kaminskii, “Continuous wave laser radiation at 524 nm from a self-frequency-doubled laser of LaBGeO5:Nd3+,” Appl. Phys. Lett.72(5), 531–533 (1998). [CrossRef]
J. Capmany and J. García Solé, “Second harmonic generation in LaBGeO5:Nd3+,” Appl. Phys. Lett.70(19), 2517–2519 (1997). [CrossRef]

Ceram. Int.

M. Todorovic and Lj. Radonjic, “Lithium-niobate ferroelectric material obtained by glass crystallization,” Ceram. Int.23(1), 55–60 (1997). [CrossRef]

Electron. Lett.

B. M. Foley, P. Melman, and K. T. Vo, “Novel loss measurement technique for optical waveguides by imaging of scattered light,” Electron. Lett.28(6), 584–585 (1992). [CrossRef]

Ferroelectrics

H. Jain, “Transparent ferroelectric glass-ceramics,” Ferroelectrics306(1), 111–127 (2004). [CrossRef]

IEEE J. Quantum Electron.

N. L. Boling, A. J. Glass, and A. Owyoung, “Empirical relationships for predicting non-linear refractive-index changes in optical solids,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron.14(8), 601–608 (1978). [CrossRef]

J. Am. Ceram. Soc.

P. Gupta, H. Jain, D. B. Williams, T. Honma, Y. Benino, and T. Komatsu, “Creation of ferroelectric, single-crystal architecture in Sm0.5La0.5BGeO5 Glass,” J. Am. Ceram. Soc.91(1), 110–114 (2008). [CrossRef]

J. Appl. Phys.

Y. Takahashi, Y. Benino, T. Fujiwara, and T. Komatsu, “Second harmonic generation in transparent surface crystallized glasses with stillwellite-type LaBGeO5,” J. Appl. Phys.89(10), 5282 (2001). [CrossRef]
J. Ballato, T. Hawkins, P. Foy, B. Kokuoz, R. Stolen, C. McMillen, M. Daw, Z. Su, T. M. Tritt, M. Dubinskii, J. Zhang, T. Sanamyan, and M. J. Matthewson, “On the fabrication of all-glass optical fibers from crystals,” J. Appl. Phys.105(5), 053110 (2009). [CrossRef]

J. Mater. Sci.

T. Furukawa and W. B. White, “Raman spectroscopic investigation of the structure and crystallization of binary alkali germanate glasses,” J. Mater. Sci.15(7), 1648–1662 (1980). [CrossRef]

J. Non-Cryst. Solids

Y. Kao, Y. Hua, H. Zheng, J. D. Mackenzie, K. Perry, G. Bourhill, and J. W. Perry, “Second harmonic generation in transparent barium borate glass-ceramics,” J. Non-Cryst. Solids167(3), 247–254 (1994). [CrossRef]
R. Sato, Y. Benino, T. Fujiwara, and T. Komatsu, “YAG laser-induced crystalline dot patterning in samarium tellurite glasses,” J. Non-Cryst. Solids289(1-3), 228–232 (2001). [CrossRef]

J. Opt. Soc. Am. B

W. Margulis and U. Österberg, “Second-harmonic generation in optical glass fibers,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B5(2), 312–316 (1988). [CrossRef]

J. Phys. Condens. Matter

C. Coussa, C. Martinet, B. Champagnon, L. Grosvalet, D. Vouagner, and V. Sigaev, “In situ Raman spectroscopy of pressure-induced changes in LaBGeO(5) glass: hysteresis and plastic deformation,” J. Phys. Condens. Matter19(26), 266220 (2007). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Opt. Lett.

Phys. Rev. B Condens. Matter

R. Adair, L. L. Chase, and S. A. Payne, “Nonlinear refractive index of optical crystals,” Phys. Rev. B Condens. Matter39(5), 3337–3350 (1989). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Phys. Status Solidi

I. Hrubá, S. Kamba, J. Petzelt, I. Gregora, Z. Zikmund, D. Ivannikov, G. Komandin, A. Volkov, and B. Strukov, “Optical phonons and ferroelectric phase transition in the LaBGeO5 crystal,” Phys. Status Solidi214, 423–439 (1999) (b). [CrossRef]
M. B. Smirnov, A. V. Menschikova, I. Kratochvilova-Hruba, and Z. Zikmund, “Lattice dynamics and phase transition in LaBGeO5,” Phys. Status Solidi241(5), 1017–1025 (2004) (b). [CrossRef]
A. A. Kaminskii, A. V. Butashin, I. A. Maslyanizin, B. V. Mill, V. S. Mironov, S. P. Rozov, S. E. Sarkisov, and V. D. Shigorin, “Pure and Nd3+-, Pr3+-ion doped trigonal acentric LaBGeO5 single crystals nonlinear optical properties, Raman scattering, spectroscopy, crystal-field analysis, and simulated emission of their activators,” Phys. Status Solidi125(2), 671–696 (1991) (a). [CrossRef]

Science

P. J. A. Sazio, A. Amezcua-Correa, C. E. Finlayson, J. R. Hayes, T. J. Scheidemantel, N. F. Baril, B. R. Jackson, D.-J. Won, F. Zhang, E. R. Margine, V. Gopalan, V. H. Crespi, and J. V. Badding, “Microstructured optical fibers as high-pressure microfluidic reactors,” Science311(5767), 1583–1586 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Other

K. C. Kao and G. A. Hockham, “Dielectric-fibre surface waveguides for optical frequencies,” Proc. IEE 113 (7), 1151–1158 (1966).
D. N. Nikogosyan, Nonlinear Optical Crystals: A Complete Survey (Springer, 2005).

Cited By

Alert me when this paper is cited

OSA is able to provide readers links to articles that cite this paper by participating in CrossRef's Cited-By Linking service. CrossRef includes content from more than 3000 publishers and societies. In addition to listing OSA journal articles that cite this paper, citing articles from other participating publishers will also be listed.

Click here to see a list of articles that cite this paper

Figures


Fig. 1	Fig. 2	Fig. 3


Fig. 4	Fig. 5	Fig. 6

« Previous Article | Next Article »

OSA is a member of CrossRef.

[1] K. C. Kao and G. A. Hockham, “Dielectric-fibre surface waveguides for optical frequencies,” Proc. IEE 113 (7), 1151–1158 (1966).

[2] P. J. A. Sazio, A. Amezcua-Correa, C. E. Finlayson, J. R. Hayes, T. J. Scheidemantel, N. F. Baril, B. R. Jackson, D.-J. Won, F. Zhang, E. R. Margine, V. Gopalan, V. H. Crespi, and J. V. Badding, “Microstructured optical fibers as high-pressure microfluidic reactors,” Science311(5767), 1583–1586 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[3] J. Ballato, T. Hawkins, P. Foy, B. Kokuoz, R. Stolen, C. McMillen, M. Daw, Z. Su, T. M. Tritt, M. Dubinskii, J. Zhang, T. Sanamyan, and M. J. Matthewson, “On the fabrication of all-glass optical fibers from crystals,” J. Appl. Phys.105(5), 053110 (2009). [CrossRef]

[4] H. Jain, “Transparent ferroelectric glass-ceramics,” Ferroelectrics306(1), 111–127 (2004). [CrossRef]

[5] W. Margulis and U. Österberg, “Second-harmonic generation in optical glass fibers,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B5(2), 312–316 (1988). [CrossRef]

[6] R. A. Myers, N. Mukherjee, and S. R. J. Brueck, “Large second-order nonlinearity in poled fused silica,” Opt. Lett.16(22), 1732–1734 (1991). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[7] A. Canagasabey, C. Corbari, A. V. Gladyshev, F. Liegeois, S. Guillemet, Y. Hernandez, M. V. Yashkov, A. Kosolapov, E. M. Dianov, M. Ibsen, and P. G. Kazansky, “High-average-power second-harmonic generation from periodically poled silica fibers,” Opt. Lett.34(16), 2483–2485 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[8] D. N. Nikogosyan, Nonlinear Optical Crystals: A Complete Survey (Springer, 2005).

[9] Y. Kao, Y. Hua, H. Zheng, J. D. Mackenzie, K. Perry, G. Bourhill, and J. W. Perry, “Second harmonic generation in transparent barium borate glass-ceramics,” J. Non-Cryst. Solids167(3), 247–254 (1994). [CrossRef]

[10] M. Todorovic and Lj. Radonjic, “Lithium-niobate ferroelectric material obtained by glass crystallization,” Ceram. Int.23(1), 55–60 (1997). [CrossRef]

[11] Y. Takahashi, Y. Benino, T. Fujiwara, and T. Komatsu, “Second harmonic generation in transparent surface crystallized glasses with stillwellite-type LaBGeO5,” J. Appl. Phys.89(10), 5282 (2001). [CrossRef]

[12] K. Miura, J. Qiu, T. Mitsuyu, and K. Hirao, “Space-selective growth of frequency-conversion crystals in glasses with ultrashort infrared laser pulses,” Opt. Lett.25(6), 408–410 (2000). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[13] R. Sato, Y. Benino, T. Fujiwara, and T. Komatsu, “YAG laser-induced crystalline dot patterning in samarium tellurite glasses,” J. Non-Cryst. Solids289(1-3), 228–232 (2001). [CrossRef]

[14] A. A. Kaminskii, A. V. Butashin, I. A. Maslyanizin, B. V. Mill, V. S. Mironov, S. P. Rozov, S. E. Sarkisov, and V. D. Shigorin, “Pure and Nd3+-, Pr3+-ion doped trigonal acentric LaBGeO5 single crystals nonlinear optical properties, Raman scattering, spectroscopy, crystal-field analysis, and simulated emission of their activators,” Phys. Status Solidi125(2), 671–696 (1991) (a). [CrossRef]

[15] J. Capmany, D. Jaque, J. García Solé, and A. A. Kaminskii, “Continuous wave laser radiation at 524 nm from a self-frequency-doubled laser of LaBGeO5:Nd3+,” Appl. Phys. Lett.72(5), 531–533 (1998). [CrossRef]

[16] J. Capmany and J. García Solé, “Second harmonic generation in LaBGeO5:Nd3+,” Appl. Phys. Lett.70(19), 2517–2519 (1997). [CrossRef]

[17] P. Gupta, H. Jain, D. B. Williams, T. Honma, Y. Benino, and T. Komatsu, “Creation of ferroelectric, single-crystal architecture in Sm0.5La0.5BGeO5 Glass,” J. Am. Ceram. Soc.91(1), 110–114 (2008). [CrossRef]

[18] C. Coussa, C. Martinet, B. Champagnon, L. Grosvalet, D. Vouagner, and V. Sigaev, “In situ Raman spectroscopy of pressure-induced changes in LaBGeO(5) glass: hysteresis and plastic deformation,” J. Phys. Condens. Matter19(26), 266220 (2007). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

[19] T. Furukawa and W. B. White, “Raman spectroscopic investigation of the structure and crystallization of binary alkali germanate glasses,” J. Mater. Sci.15(7), 1648–1662 (1980). [CrossRef]

[20] I. Hrubá, S. Kamba, J. Petzelt, I. Gregora, Z. Zikmund, D. Ivannikov, G. Komandin, A. Volkov, and B. Strukov, “Optical phonons and ferroelectric phase transition in the LaBGeO5 crystal,” Phys. Status Solidi214, 423–439 (1999) (b). [CrossRef]

[21] M. B. Smirnov, A. V. Menschikova, I. Kratochvilova-Hruba, and Z. Zikmund, “Lattice dynamics and phase transition in LaBGeO5,” Phys. Status Solidi241(5), 1017–1025 (2004) (b). [CrossRef]

[22] B. M. Foley, P. Melman, and K. T. Vo, “Novel loss measurement technique for optical waveguides by imaging of scattered light,” Electron. Lett.28(6), 584–585 (1992). [CrossRef]

[23] N. L. Boling, A. J. Glass, and A. Owyoung, “Empirical relationships for predicting non-linear refractive-index changes in optical solids,” IEEE J. Quantum Electron.14(8), 601–608 (1978). [CrossRef]

[24] R. Adair, L. L. Chase, and S. A. Payne, “Nonlinear refractive index of optical crystals,” Phys. Rev. B Condens. Matter39(5), 3337–3350 (1989). [CrossRef] [PubMed]

Select a Conference
Session or Paper #
Year

OpticsInfoBase

Optics Express

Laser-induced crystalline optical waveguide in glass fiber format

Article Tools

Abstract

References

Appl. Phys. Lett.

Ceram. Int.

Electron. Lett.

Ferroelectrics

IEEE J. Quantum Electron.

J. Am. Ceram. Soc.

J. Appl. Phys.

J. Mater. Sci.

J. Non-Cryst. Solids

J. Opt. Soc. Am. B

J. Phys. Condens. Matter

Opt. Lett.

Phys. Rev. B Condens. Matter

Phys. Status Solidi

Science

Other

Cited By

Figures

Related Journal Articles

Related Conference Papers