Improved performance of laser written channel waveguides using a TEM*01 beam

R. B. Charters*, B. Luther-Davies, F. Ladouceur

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    Abstract

    Laser direct writing of single-mode waveguides with a TEM00 Gaussian laser beam results in laterally graded refractive index profiles. It is demonstrated that laser direct writing with a TEM*01 `doughnut' laser beam produces a more step-like refractive index profile. We show theoretically that the bend loss of the photoinduced waveguides can be significantly reduced, and that the sensitivity of the guided mode parameters to experimental fluctuations in the laser writing process are improved. Differences between the two writing beam cases are assessed experimentally by photodefining curved channel waveguides in the polymeric material system BDK:PMMA.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1617-1619
    Number of pages3
    JournalIEEE Photonics Technology Letters
    Volume11
    Issue number12
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Dec 1999

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