Waveguide-based components laboratory

Characterization of integrated optics devices

Equipment:

• Ar-ion laser (Coherent, Innova 308),
• Ti: Sapphire tunable laser (Coherent, Ti:Sa 890),
• Sets of micro-positioning stages for light in and out-coupling from integrated-optics devices (Melles Griot)
• Set of micro-positioning stages light in and out-coupling from integrated-optics devices with closed-loop piezos, two stepper motors and optical feedback (Melles Griot, NanoMax series)
• Tunable laser 1500-1640 nm (Agilent, 81642B)

Inscription of long period gratings

Equipment:

• CO₂ single-line laser, tunable in 9.2 – 10.8 µm range(Coherent, GEM Select 50),
• micro-positioning stages (total travel of 50, 15, and 15 cm) with 10-nm encoder, linear motor and air bearing (the 50-cm axis only) (Aerotech, ABL20050, Als130-150),
• singlemode fiber-input optical spectrum analyzer with 10-pm optical resolution, spectrum range: 600-1700 nm (Ando, 6317B)
• optical vector and polarization analyzer for S,C, and L bands (LUNA, CTe model extended with an external S+C band tunable laser (Agilent, 81680B)
• Long-range dispersion analyzer (LRDA, LUNA Technologies)

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