Femtosecond laser writing of a flat-top interleaver via cascaded Mach-Zehnder interferometers

Opt Express. 2012 Jul 30;20(16):17894-903. doi: 10.1364/OE.20.017894.

Abstract

A flat-top interleaver consisting of cascaded Mach-Zehnder interferometers (MZIs) was fabricated in bulk glass by femtosecond laser direct writing. Spectral contrast ratios of greater than 15 dB were demonstrated over a 30 nm bandwidth for 3 nm channel spacing. The observed spectral response agreed well with a standard transfer matrix model generated from responses of individual optical components, demonstrating the possibility for multi-component optical design as well as sufficient process accuracy and fabrication consistency for femtosecond laser writing of advanced optical circuits in three dimensions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't