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    Monolithic Add–Drop Multiplexers in Fused Silica Fabricated by Femtosecond Laser Direct Writing
    ( 2017) Vítor Oliveira Amorim ; João Miguel Maia ; Daniel Alexandre ; Paulo Vicente Marques ; 4382 ; 6407 ; 6596 ; 4287
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    Optimization of Broadband Y-Junction Splitters in Fused Silica by Femtosecond Laser Writing
    ( 2017) Vítor Oliveira Amorim ; João Miguel Maia ; Daniel Alexandre ; Paulo Vicente Marques ; 4287 ; 4382 ; 6407 ; 6596
    Optical Y-junction power splitters owe their inherent broadband spectral behavior to their design. However, depending on the fabrication technique employed, asymmetries in the junction might arise, perturbing its performance; this is the case in femtosecond laser written Y-junctions where one arm is typically written over the top of the other. In this letter, the spectral behavior of Y-junctions fabricated in fused silica by the femtosecond laser direct writing technique was analyzed and optimized for the first time, to the best of our knowledge. The junction arms output power balance as well as the corresponding spectral flatness between 1300 and 1600 nm is substantially increased by the implementation of an initial separation between the arms at the junction diverging point, enabling the manufacturing of balanced broadband Y-junctions.
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    Real-Time Optical Monitoring of Etching Reaction of Microfluidic Channel Fabricated by Femtosecond Laser Direct Writing
    ( 2017) João Miguel Maia ; Vítor Oliveira Amorim ; Daniel Alexandre ; Paulo Vicente Marques ; 4287 ; 4382 ; 6407 ; 6596
    Femtosecond laser direct writing is a three dimensional fabrication technique that can be applied to produce integrated optical components with high spatial resolution or microfluidic channels when combined with HF etching. The same fabrication technique can thus be employed to produce monolithic optofluidic devices for sensing applications. One of the most common sensing schemes involves evanescent optical interaction; therefore, the channel must meet some requirements regarding surface roughness, which will depend on the laser writing conditions, as described in this paper. However, of more significance is the distance between waveguiding medium and microfluidic channel that must be accurately defined. This control can be achieved by monitoring the etching reaction of a waveguide grating written a few microns from the channel, as introduced in this paper. In addition to its function as an etching monitor, the grating can also be used as a coarse refractive index sensor device.