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Optical loss measurements in femtosecond laser written
waveguides in glass
Limin Tong, Rafael R. Gattass, Iva Zaharieva Maxwell, Jonathan B. Ashcom and Eric Mazur
Opt. Commun., 259, 626-630 (2006). export citation
The optical loss is an important parameter for waveguides used in integrated optics. We measured the optical loss in waveguides written in silicate glass slides with high repetition-rate (MHz) femtosecond laser pulses. The average transmission loss of straight waveguides is about 0.3 dB/mm at a wavelength of 633 nm and 0.05 dB/mm at a wavelength of 1.55 µm. The loss is not polarization dependent and the waveguides allow a minimum bending radius of 36 mm without additional loss. The average numerical aperture (NA) of the waveguides is 0.065 at a wavelength of 633 nm and 0.045 at a wavelength of 1.55 µm. In straight waveguides more than 90% of the transmission loss is due to scattering.
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