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Double waveguide couplers produced by simultaneous femtosecond writing

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Opt. Express, 17 (5): 3555--3563 (March 2009)
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.003555

Abstract

We report on a novel method to create waveguide coupler devices in fused silica by combining the technique of beam shaping with femtosecond laser writing. The method is based on a programmable phase modulator and a dynamic variation of the phase-pattern during the writing process. The major advantage is the possibility to create complex devices in a single sweep by simultaneously writing two or more waveguides with changing separation. The guiding properties and the coupling behavior between the waveguides are investigated.

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