Femtosecond laser direct fabrication of integrated optical wave plates in fused silica

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2011
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J. S. Aitchison
Luís André Fernandes
Jason R. Grenier
Nome Apelido
Jin H. Kim
Paulo Vicente Marques
Peter R. Herman
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Femtosecond laser fabrication of optical waveguides in bulk silica glass is extended to integrated optical waveplates. Polarization retardation was controlled by laser exposure, providing for trimming of waveguide birefringence between 10^(-5) and 10^(-4).
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