Femtosecond laser micro-structuring and refractive index modification applied to laser and photonic devices

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5347, Issue , 2004, Pages 18-27

  Richardson, M ^a   Zoubir, A ^a   Rivero, C ^a   Lopez, C ^a   Petit, L ^a   Richardson, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMTOSECOND LASERS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS (PC); PHOTONIC DEVICES; THERMAL DEFORMATION;

AEROGELS; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CRYSTALS; LASER OPTICS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL GLASS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PHOTONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SILICA;

MICROMACHINING;

EID: 2142834693     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.538386     Document Type: Conference Paper

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