DocumentCode
689029
Title
Chalcogenide glass waveguides for the mid-infrared
Author
Luther-Davies, Barry ; Pan Ma ; Madden, Steve ; Duk-Yong Choi ; Zhiyong Yang ; Rongping Wang
Author_Institution
Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
fYear
2013
fDate
9-14 June 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We report low loss air clad Ge11.5As24Se64.5 chalcogenide glass rib waveguides fabricated on MgF2 crystal substrates for applications as optical sensors. Losses as low as 0.5 dB/cm in the 4.7-5.4 μm band have been obtained.
Keywords
arsenic compounds; chalcogenide glasses; germanium compounds; optical fabrication; optical glass; optical losses; optical sensors; optical waveguides; rib waveguides; selenium compounds; Ge11.5As24Se64.5; MgF2; crystal substrates; low loss air clad chalcogenide glass rib waveguides; mid-infrared region; optical sensors; Loss measurement; Optical device fabrication; Optical films; Optical losses; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6833409
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