Femtosecond laser inscription of Bragg grating waveguides in bulk diamond

Opt Lett. 2017 Sep 1;42(17):3451-3453. doi: 10.1364/OL.42.003451.

Abstract

Femtosecond laser writing is applied to form Bragg grating waveguides in the diamond bulk. Type II waveguides are integrated with a single pulse point-by-point periodic laser modification positioned toward the edge of the waveguide core. These photonic devices, operating in the telecommunications band, allow for simultaneous optical waveguiding and narrowband reflection from a fourth-order grating. This fabrication technology opens the way toward advanced 3D photonic networks in diamond for a range of applications.