Femtosecond laser inscription or writing has been recognized as a powerful technique to
engineer various materials toward a number of applications. By efficient modification of …

Femtosecond‐laser micromachining (also known as inscription or writing) has been
developed as one of the most efficient techniques for direct three‐dimensional …

Optical waveguides are far more than mere connecting elements in integrated optical
systems and circuits. Benefiting from their high optical confinement and miniaturized …

The interaction of intense femtosecond laser pulses with transparent materials is a topic that
has caused great interest of scientists over the past two decades. It will continue to be a …

This paper reviews the recent advancements achieved using ultrafast laser inscription (ULI)
that highlight the cross‐disciplinary potential of the technology. An overview of waveguide …

The field of optically pumped planar waveguide lasers has seen a rapid development over
the last two decades driven by the requirements of a range of applications. This sustained …

Solid-state laser has been widely used in industrial production, military weapons and
scientific research because of its compact structure, convenient use and high output power …

We report on the monolithic integration of waveguide embedded, electro–optical tunable
Bragg gratings in lithium niobate fabricated by direct femtosecond laser writing. The hybrid …

This paper summarizes our recent results on crystalline waveguides and waveguide lasers
fabricated by the femtosecond-laser writing technique. Highly efficient waveguide lasers …

Integrated optics, having the unique properties of small size, low loss, high integration, and
high scalability, is attracting considerable attention and has found many applications in …