Title

Optical Properties Of Infrared Femtosecond Laser-Modified Fused Silica And Application To Waveguide Fabrication

Abstract

We investigate the changes in the optical properties of fused silica exposed to intense infrared femtosecond pulses. The laser-induced absorption spectrum reveals the creation of color centers inside the glass matrix, comparable with those observed in ultraviolet-exposed fused silica. The laser-induced absorption is associated with a laser-induced refractive-index change, which can be used for waveguide fabrication. The change in third-order susceptibility in such waveguides is measured by third-harmonic-generation microscopy as a function of the irradiation parameters. © 2005 Optical Society of America.

Publication Date

1-1-2005

Publication Title

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volume

22

Issue

10

Number of Pages

2138-2143

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.22.002138

Socpus ID

28244443285 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/28244443285

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