Direct write - microphotonics fabrication facility

直接写入微制造，其中超快激光聚焦到一个小的，强烈的斑点，并在计算机控制下相对于目标样品进行平移，已经成为一个重要的使能技术，在微光子学中创造了新的机会。拟议中的设施将使研究人员能够修改玻璃块的内部属性，并写入“光学线”（或波导）。通过将波导与其他激光写入功能元件相结合，研究人员将开发出能够处理光学信息的设备。成果将包括小型激光器和慢光产生的演示。

Direct write-microfabrication, where an ultrafast laser is focussed to a small, intense spot and translated under computer control with respect to a target sample, has emerged as a significant enabling technology creating new opportunities in microphotonics. The proposed facility will enable researchers to modify the internal properties of glass blocks and write 'optical wires' (or waveguides). By combining waveguides with other laser written functional components researchers will develop devices capable of processing optical information. Outcomes will include demonstrations of compact lasers and slow light generation.