Blasting Tiny Craters into Glass, Creating a Material to Miniaturize Telecommunications Devices
Wednesday, July 25, 2018 - 13:45
in Physics & Chemistry
Modern communication systems often employ optical fibers to carry signals across or between devices. These integrated optics combine more than one function into a single circuit. However, signal transmission requires long optical fibers, which makes it difficult to miniaturize the device. Instead of long optical fibers, scientists have started testing planar waveguides. In the Journal of Applied Physics, investigators report on a laser-assisted study of a type of glass that shows promise as a material for broadband planar waveguide amplifiers.