Study of the influence of femtosecond laser polarisation on direct writing of waveguides

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 26, 2006, Pages 13158-13163

  Ams, M ^a   Marshall, G D ^a   Withford, M J ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; FUSED SILICA; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL DEVICES; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; WAVEGUIDES;

FEMTOSECOND LASER; LINEAR POLARIZATION; POLARISED RADIATION;

LIGHT POLARIZATION;

EID: 33845787933     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.013158     Document Type: Article

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