Integrated Optical Devices - Fabrication of Multimode Interference Devices in Fused Silica by Femtosecond Laser Direct Writing

Vítor A. Amorim, João M. Maia, D. Alexandre, P. V. S. Marques

2017

Abstract

1xN (N=2, 3, 4) MMI power splitters were fabricated in a fused silica substrate by laser direct writing, using a focused 515 nm amplified femtosecond laser beam, and characterized at 1550 nm. To accomplish this, several low loss waveguides were fabricated side by side to form a multimode waveguide with the output in a polished facet of the substrate, while a single low loss waveguide was fabricated to inject light in the centre of the multimode waveguide. The performance of the fabricated devices was optimized by testing three different designs.

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Amorim V., Maia J., Alexandre D. and Marques P. (2017). Integrated Optical Devices - Fabrication of Multimode Interference Devices in Fused Silica by Femtosecond Laser Direct Writing . In Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology - Volume 1: PHOTOPTICS, ISBN 978-989-758-223-3, pages 283-287. DOI: 10.5220/0006170602830287


in Bibtex Style

@conference{photoptics17,
author={Vítor A. Amorim and João M. Maia and D. Alexandre and P. V. S. Marques},
title={Integrated Optical Devices - Fabrication of Multimode Interference Devices in Fused Silica by Femtosecond Laser Direct Writing},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology - Volume 1: PHOTOPTICS,},
year={2017},
pages={283-287},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0006170602830287},
isbn={978-989-758-223-3},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology - Volume 1: PHOTOPTICS,
TI - Integrated Optical Devices - Fabrication of Multimode Interference Devices in Fused Silica by Femtosecond Laser Direct Writing
SN - 978-989-758-223-3
AU - Amorim V.
AU - Maia J.
AU - Alexandre D.
AU - Marques P.
PY - 2017
SP - 283
EP - 287
DO - 10.5220/0006170602830287