Publications by Saood Ibni Nazir

Substrate comprising slots for holding optical components of a laser cavity

Yves Bellouard, Antoine Maxime Delgoffe, Saood Ibni Nazir

In a substrate (1) for holding a multitude of components (6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6) of an optical laser cavity, wherein the substrate (1) comprises a multitude of slots (2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6), wherein each slot (2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6) is ...

2024

All-glass miniature GHz repetition rate femtosecond laser cavity

Yves Bellouard, Antoine Maxime Delgoffe, Sargis Hakobyan, Saood Ibni Nazir

Free-space optics allows for design freedom and control, but miniaturization and manufacturability are limited. Here, we present a method for manufacturing complex miniaturized free-space optical systems that combines contactless femtosecond laser-activate ...

2023

On the behavior of uniaxial static stress loaded micro-scale fused silica beams at room temperature

Yves Bellouard, Christos Edouardos Athanasiou, Saood Ibni Nazir

The question of whether static stress in fused silica relaxes at room temperature is still under debate. Here, we report experimental data investigating the behavior of fused silica at room temperature when subjected to static tensile stress up to 2 GPa st ...

2022

Femtosecond laser-based optomechanical processes for permanent and high-precision fine alignment of optical systems

Saood Ibni Nazir

Miniaturization has been at the forefront of scientific research in the past decade covering diverse areas such as electronics, mechanics, and optics. While 'small is beautiful' may be a vast generalization, the true benefits of miniaturization are especia ...

EPFL2021

Contactless Optical Packaging Concept for Laser to Fiber Coupling

Yves Bellouard, Saood Ibni Nazir

A novel method for the laser to fiber coupling is presented in which coarse alignment is achieved through micromachined v-grooves and mirrors in a fused silica substrate. Furthermore, fine repositioning is done in a noncontact manner by using a femtosecond ...

2021

A Monolithic Gimbal Micro-Mirror Fabricated and Remotely Tuned with a Femtosecond Laser

Yves Bellouard, Saood Ibni Nazir

With the advent of ultrafast lasers, new manufacturing techniques have come into existence. In micromachining, the use of femtosecond lasers not only offers the possibility for three-dimensional monolithic fabrication inside a single optically transparent ...

2019