Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 50, Issue 16, 1602402(2023)

On‑Line Monitoring of Optical Waveguide Micro‑Structure Fabricated With Femtosecond Laser Direct Writing Based on OCDR

Long Xia1,2, Xinyue Wang1,2, Shengbao Wu1,2、*, Shengwei Cui1,2, Ting Feng1,2, and X. Steve Yao1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Photonics Information Innovation Center, College of Physics Science & Technology, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, Hebei, China
  • 2Hebei Provincial Center for Optical Sensing Innovations, Baoding 071002, Hebei, China
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    Long Xia, Xinyue Wang, Shengbao Wu, Shengwei Cui, Ting Feng, X. Steve Yao. On‑Line Monitoring of Optical Waveguide Micro‑Structure Fabricated With Femtosecond Laser Direct Writing Based on OCDR[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2023, 50(16): 1602402

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    Paper Information

    Category: Laser Micro-Nano Manufacturing

    Received: Nov. 14, 2022

    Accepted: Jan. 3, 2023

    Published Online: Jul. 11, 2023

    The Author Email: Wu Shengbao (swu@hbu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL221411

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