Abstract
A new method for direct writing of localized, circularly symmetric refractive-index changes in optical fibers with a femtosecond laser is demonstrated. The refractive-index changes are characterized using a novel approach employing comparison of numerical simulations to the measured far-field profiles of unmodified and modified fibers. From the analysis, a negative refractive-index change of within a radius of is determined.
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