Abstract
Optical waveguides with a circular small-size core were inscribed in the bulk of fused silica glass by use of focused 1.5μm femtosecond infrared pulses at 1kHz repetition rate generated by an optical parametric amplifier. A refractive index difference between core and cladding in excess of 6×10−3 was achieved which is as large as that induced by Ti-sapphire laser pulses at 800nm. The observed higher resistance of the silica against structural damage could allow micro-machining of waveguide structures under a broader range of writing parameters. The great stability of the white light pattern suggests that the filamentation of femtosecond pulses at 1.5μm plays a major role in the formation of the waveguides. The mechanisms of the induced refractive index change were discussed based on the obtained experimental evidences.
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