Marshall et al., 2006 - Google Patents
Femtosecond inscription of wavelength specific features in optical waveguide structuresMarshall et al., 2006
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- Marshall G
- Ams M
- Withford M
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- Integrated Optics, Silicon Photonics, and Photonic Integrated Circuits
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Using a femtosecond laser source waveguide, Bragg grating and waveguide-Bragg grating (WBG) structures have been written in fused silica and undoped phosphate glasses. The WBG devices are written using a slit focusing geometry and point-by-point grating inscription …
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