Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 1, Issue 3, 03174(2003)

Femtosecond fabrication of waveguide-like micro-structures in a photorefractive polymer

Min Gu*, Tom Rodgers, and Daniel Day
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  • Centre for Micro-Photonics, School of Biophysical Sciences and Electrical Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology, P. O. Box 218, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia
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    In this letter, we report on, for the first time, the successful femtosecond micro-fabrication of continuous waveguide-like channels in the photorefractive polymer consisting of the nonlinear chromophore 2,5-dimethyl-4-(p-nitrophenylazo)anisole (DMNPAA), the photosensitive compound 2,4,7-trinitro-9-flourenone (TNF), and the plasticiser N-ethylcarbazole (ECZ) all doped in the polymer matrix poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). These channels are caused by the change in refractive index as a result of the localised heating of the polymer and therefore have an important potential for micro-photonic devices in future.

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    Received: Feb. 13, 2003

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jun. 6, 2006

    The Author Email: Min Gu (mgu@swin.edu.au)

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