Ultrafast laser direct writing (ULDW) is explored as a facile technique to induce
unprecedented physical phenomena and functional structures three dimensionally in glass …

Femtosecond‐laser micromachining (also known as inscription or writing) has been
developed as one of the most efficient techniques for direct three‐dimensional …

This paper reviews the recent advancements achieved using ultrafast laser inscription (ULI)
that highlight the cross‐disciplinary potential of the technology. An overview of waveguide …

The field of optically pumped planar waveguide lasers has seen a rapid development over
the last two decades driven by the requirements of a range of applications. This sustained …

Nanosheets of bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3), a topological insulator material that exhibits
broadband saturable absorption due to its non‐trivial Dirac‐cone like energy structure, are …

Photonic technologies will be at the heart of future terrestrial planet hunting interferometers.
In particular the mid-infrared spectral region between 3.5–4.2 μm is the ideal window for …

The ultrafast laser inscription technique has been used to fabricate channel waveguides in
Tm^ 3+-doped Lu_2O_3 ceramic gain medium for the first time to our knowledge. Laser …

The growing landscape of laser applications in∼ 2 μm spectral region leads to the
development of novel transparent media that provide low attenuation solutions for high …

Femtosecond laser induced changes and writing in optical materials have proven to be an
excellent route to the production of high‐quality micro‐and nanofabrication of functional …

We report performance characteristics of a thulium doped ZBLAN waveguide laser that
supports the largest fundamental modes reported in a rare-earth doped planar waveguide …