Fabrication of waveguides in Foturan by femtosecond laser

Journal of Laser Applications

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 320-324

  Li, Z L ^a   Low, D K Y ^a   Ho, M K ^a   Lim, G C ^a   Moh, K J ^b  

^a SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Ag nanoparticles; Femtosecond laser; Refractive index; Waveguide

Indexed keywords

ANNEALING; PHOTOSENSITIVE GLASS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVEGUIDES;

FEMTOSECOND LASER; LASER ENERGY; OPTICAL BREAKDOWN THRESHOLD; THERMAL ANNEALING;

LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 33845260357     PISSN: 1042346X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2351/1.2355525     Document Type: Article

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