• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 1, Issue 3, 03174 (2003)
Min Gu*, Tom Rodgers, and Daniel Day
Author Affiliations
  • Centre for Micro-Photonics, School of Biophysical Sciences and Electrical Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology, P. O. Box 218, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia
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    Min Gu, Tom Rodgers, Daniel Day. Femtosecond fabrication of waveguide-like micro-structures in a photorefractive polymer[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2003, 1(3): 03174 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    In this letter, we report on, for the first time, the successful femtosecond micro-fabrication of continuous waveguide-like channels in the photorefractive polymer consisting of the nonlinear chromophore 2,5-dimethyl-4-(p-nitrophenylazo)anisole (DMNPAA), the photosensitive compound 2,4,7-trinitro-9-flourenone (TNF), and the plasticiser N-ethylcarbazole (ECZ) all doped in the polymer matrix poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). These channels are caused by the change in refractive index as a result of the localised heating of the polymer and therefore have an important potential for micro-photonic devices in future.
    Min Gu, Tom Rodgers, Daniel Day. Femtosecond fabrication of waveguide-like micro-structures in a photorefractive polymer[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2003, 1(3): 03174
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