Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 20, Issue 3, 031406(2022)

Photonic lattice-like waveguides in glass directly written by femtosecond laser for on-chip mode conversion

Yuying Wang1, Lijing Zhong2, Zhi Chen2、*, Dezhi Tan2、**, Zaijin Fang3, Yi Yang4, Shengzhi Sun5, Lüyun Yang6, and Jianrong Qiu1,4
Author Affiliations
  • 1Ningbo Femto & Nano Laser Technology Co., Ltd., Ningbo 315000, China
  • 2Zhejiang Lab, Hangzhou 311100, China
  • 3Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communications, Institute of Photonics Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 511443, China
  • 4State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
  • 5Laboratory of Infrared Materials and Devices, The Research Institute of Advanced Technologies, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
  • 6Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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    Yuying Wang, Lijing Zhong, Zhi Chen, Dezhi Tan, Zaijin Fang, Yi Yang, Shengzhi Sun, Lüyun Yang, Jianrong Qiu. Photonic lattice-like waveguides in glass directly written by femtosecond laser for on-chip mode conversion[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2022, 20(3): 031406

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers, Optical Amplifiers, and Laser Optics

    Received: Oct. 29, 2021

    Accepted: Dec. 29, 2021

    Posted: Dec. 30, 2021

    Published Online: Jan. 26, 2022

    The Author Email: Zhi Chen (zhichen@zhejianglab.edu.cn), Dezhi Tan (wctdz@zju.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202220.031406

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