@inproceedings{cd3ca7cbe6ef4b588921955278b06e1f,
title = "Fabrication of novel integrated components for next-generation optical networks using the femtosecond-laser direct-write technique",
abstract = "By tightly focussing a femtosecond laser beam inside the bulk of a transparent dielectric, a highly localised and permanent change of the material's refractive index can be induced. This provides the basis for the rapid fabrication of fully integrated 3D photonic structures and devices that are not only compact and lightweight but also inherently robust since they are embedded within the bulk material. In this paper, we report on our capabilities to fabricate novel and unique components that will find applications in next-generation optical communication networks: Mode-selective waveguide couplers enable the use of multimode-optical fibres in ultrahigh-bandwidth mode-division multiplexing systems whereas thermal poling can be employed to create large second-order optical nonlinearities for applications such as second-harmonic generation or electro-optic modulation and switching.",
keywords = "Femtosecond laser direct-write technique, Integrated photonic devices, Mode-division multiplexing, Second-order nonlinearity, Thermal poling",
author = "A. Fuerbach and S. Gross and N. Riesen and H. An and S. Flemming and A. Arriola and J. Love and Withford, {M. J.}",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.1109/ICTON.2014.6876503",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781479956005",
series = "International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks",
publisher = "IEEE Computer Society",
booktitle = "ICTON 2014 - 16th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks",
address = "United States",
note = "16th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2014 ; Conference date: 06-07-2014 Through 10-07-2014",
}