Waveguide structures in heavy-metal oxide glasses written with fs laser pulses

J. Solis; Jan Siegel; Jose M. Fernandez-Navarro; Fidel Vega; Jesus Armengol; V. Diez-Blanco; A. Garcia; Oscar Sanz

doi:10.1117/12.596350

8 October 2004 Waveguide structures in heavy-metal oxide glasses written with fs laser pulses

J. Solis, Jan Siegel, Jose M. Fernandez-Navarro, Fidel Vega, Jesus Armengol, V. Diez-Blanco, A. Garcia, Oscar Sanz

Proceedings Volume 5662, Fifth International Symposium on Laser Precision Microfabrication; (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.596350
Event: Fifth International Symposium on Laser Precision Microfabrication, 2004, Nara, Japan

Abstract

Heavy metal oxide (HMO) glasses include, among others, compound oxide glasses with high Bi- and/or Pb-oxide content. These materials are very atttractive for photonic applications because they show phonon energies lower than those of silicates or borates, which provides them with an extended transparency interval in the mid infrared (λ ≤ 7-8 μm). This feature makes them specially suitable for infrared transmission applications. In addition, they have high density, a relatively low glass transition temperature, and an excellent chemical and physical stability. However, they show relatively small energy band-gaps (2 - 3 eV) and large linear (n_o ≥ 2) and non-linear refractive indices (n₂ ≈ 10^-19 - 10^-18 m²/W), which makes their processing with ultrashort pulses to become a challenge. This work analyses different issues inherent to the production of waveguides in these materials by direct writing with fs laser pulses. We will show, as an example, the feasibility of writing efficient waveguides in 35PbO • 35Bi₂O₃ • 15 Ga₂O₃ • 15 GeO₂ HMO glass. The comparison of the behavior of this material with glasses showing lower linear and non-linear refractive indices allows to conclude that direct fs-laser waveguide writing with peak powers above the critical self-focusing threshold is feasible. Different means to control the guided mode distribution under this condition are presented.

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J. Solis, Jan Siegel, Jose M. Fernandez-Navarro, Fidel Vega, Jesus Armengol, V. Diez-Blanco, A. Garcia, and Oscar Sanz "Waveguide structures in heavy-metal oxide glasses written with fs laser pulses", Proc. SPIE 5662, Fifth International Symposium on Laser Precision Microfabrication, (8 October 2004); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.596350

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