Stress in femtosecond-laser-written waveguides in fused silica
Optics Letters, Vol. 29, Issue 12, pp. 1312-1314 (2004)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.29.001312
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Abstract
We identify two states of stress induced in waveguides fabricated by femtosecond lasers in fused silica and show how they can be relieved by annealing. In-plane stress and stress concentration are revealed through birefringence and loss measurements. Another kind of laser-induced stress appears in the form of swelling of the glass surface when waveguides are written near the surface and is a manifestation of confined rapid material quenching. By annealing the sample we reduce the losses by ~30% (at 633 nm) and decrease the birefringence by a factor of 4 in fused silica.
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OCIS Codes
(140.3330) Lasers and laser optics : Laser damage
(140.3440) Lasers and laser optics : Laser-induced breakdown
(320.7110) Ultrafast optics : Ultrafast nonlinear optics
Citation
V. R. Bhardwaj, P. B. Corkum, D. M. Rayner, C. Hnatovsky, E. Simova, and R. S. Taylor, "Stress in femtosecond-laser-written waveguides in fused silica," Opt. Lett. 29, 1312-1314 (2004)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-29-12-1312
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