TY  - JOUR 
AU  - Martínez, Javier
AU  - Ródenas, Airán
AU  - Fernandez, Toney
AU  - Vázquez de Aldana, Javier R.
AU  - Thomson, Robert R.
AU  - Aguiló, Magdalena
AU  - Kar, Ajoy K.
AU  - Solis, Javier
AU  - Díaz, Francesc
PY  - 2015
SN  - 0146-9592
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10366/147083
AB  - [EN]We report on the direct laser fabrication of step-index waveguides in fused silica substrates for operation in the 3.5 μm mid-infrared wavelength range. We demonstrate core-cladding index contrasts of 0.7% at 3.39 μm and propagation losses of 1.3...
LA  - eng
KW  - Defect center materials
KW  - Fused silica
KW  - Laser beams
KW  - Silica
KW  - Tunable lasers
KW  - Waveguides channeled
TI  - 3D laser-written silica glass step-index high-contrast waveguides for the 35  μm mid-infrared range
DO  - 10.1364/OL.40.005818
T2  - Optics Letters
VL  - 40
M2  - 5818
ER  -