2 papers
physics.optics2025
Optical Fiber-Waveguide Hybrid Architecture for Mid-Infrared Ring Lasers
Tinghui An, T Toney Fernandez, Yuchen Wang +7
We report a mid-infrared ring laser via fiber-to-waveguide hybrid integration enabled by directional couplers fabricated in fluoride glasses. Directional couplers were inscribed in…
physics.optics2022
Ultrafast laser inscribed waveguides in tailored fluoride glasses: An enabling technology for mid-infrared integrated photonics devices
T Toney Fernandez, B Johnston, S Gross +6
Zirconium fluoride (ZBLAN) glass, the standard material used in fiber-based mid-infrared photonics, has been re-designed to enable the fabrication of high index-contrast low-loss w…