Precise mode control of laser-written waveguides for broadband, low-dispersion 3D integrated optics

Y Wang, L Zhong, KY Lau, X Han, Y Yang… - Light: Science & …, 2024 - nature.com
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) glass chips are promising waveguide platforms for building
hybrid 3D photonic circuits due to their 3D topological capabilities, large transparent …

Photonic lattice-like waveguides in glass directly written by femtosecond laser for on-chip mode conversion

Y Wang, L Zhong, Z Chen, D Tan, Z Fang… - Chinese Optics …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
We report on a conceptually new type of waveguide in glass by femtosecond laser direct
writing, namely, photonic lattice-like waveguide (PLLW). The PLLW's core consists of well …

Tapering of femtosecond laser-written waveguides

R Heilmann, C Greganti, M Gräfe, S Nolte, P Walther… - Applied Optics, 2018 - opg.optica.org
The vast development of integrated quantum photonic technology enables the
implementation of compact and stable interferometric networks. In particular, laser-written …

Space qualification of ultrafast laser‐written integrated waveguide optics

S Piacentini, T Vogl, G Corrielli, PK Lam… - Laser & Photonics …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Satellite‐based quantum technologies represent a possible route for extending the
achievable range of quantum communication, allowing the construction of worldwide …

On-chip beam rotators, adiabatic mode converters, and waveplates through low-loss waveguides with variable cross-sections

B Sun, F Morozko, PS Salter, S Moser, Z Pong… - Light: Science & …, 2022 - nature.com
Photonics integrated circuitry would benefit considerably from the ability to arbitrarily control
waveguide cross-sections with high precision and low loss, in order to provide more …

Heterogeneous 2D/3D photonic integrated microsystems

SJ Yoo, B Guan, RP Scott - Microsystems & Nanoengineering, 2016 - nature.com
The continuing trend of exponential growth in data communications and processing are
driving the need for large-scale heterogeneous integration. Similar to the trend we have …

Laser Printing of Large‐Area Conformal 3D photonic Circuits in Glass

X Han, Y Wang, J Hu, L Zhong, J Qiu - Laser & Photonics Reviews - Wiley Online Library
Photonic integrated circuits (PICs) are iterating on electronic ones to enable higher‐speed
parallel computing while meeting the growing demands for energy efficiency in big‐data …

High-order mode waveguide amplifier with high mode extinction ratio written in an Er3+-doped phosphate glass

X Sun, YY Wang, L Zhong, D Chen, B Xu, Z Ma… - Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Inscription of fiber-compatible active waveguides in high-gain glass, followed by direct
interconnection with few-mode fibers, is one of the most promising solutions for all-optical …

Trimming laser-written waveguides through overwriting

T Will, J Guan, PS Salter, MJ Booth - Optics Express, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Femtosecond laser direct writing is widely used to create waveguide circuits for optical
processing in applications including communications, astrophotonics, simulation and …

Laser writing of 3D waveguides up to long-wave infrared: sensing and high refractive index contrast challenges

J Lapointe, A Dupont, S Pouliot… - Laser Applications …, 2022 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Since the demonstration of Davis et al. in 1996, femtosecond laser direct inscription
emerged as a powerful tool for the fabrication of three-dimensional photonic circuits. Even …