Zr-doped Silica-based Planar Lightwave Circuits with High Resistance Against Blue Light

Yuji Fujiwara, Junji Sakamoto, Toshikazu Hashimoto, Kei Watanabe

doi:https://doi.org/10.36463/idw.2021.0242

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[FMC5-2] Zr-doped Silica-based Planar Lightwave Circuits with High Resistance Against Blue Light

*Yuji Fujiwara¹, Junji Sakamoto¹, Toshikazu Hashimoto¹, Kei Watanabe¹ (1.NTT Corporation (Japan))

Planer lightwave circuits, Smart glass, Zirconium oxide

https://doi.org/10.36463/idw.2021.0242

To expand applications of PLCs, we investigated the resistance of Zr-doped PLCs against high-power blue laser light. Zr-doped PLCs showed effective refractive index change of less than 1/10 of that of conventional PLCs. It is small enough for practical use, which requires over 10 mW blue light.

Proceedings of the International Display Workshops Volume 28 (IDW '21)

[FMC5-2] Zr-doped Silica-based Planar Lightwave Circuits with High Resistance Against Blue Light