Title :
Chalcogenide planar waveguides for mid-infrared applications
Author :
Duk-Yong Choi ; Pan Ma ; Yi Yu ; Xin Gai ; Zhiyong Yang ; Madden, Steve ; Luther-Davies, Barry
Author_Institution :
Centre for Ultra-high bandwidth Devices & Opt. Syst. (CUDOS), Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
Abstract :
We developed chalcogenide planar platform for mid-infrared applications. Careful choice of materials and control of fabrication are crucial for low-loss waveguide. The devices were demonstrated as chemical sensor and mid-infrared light source using super-continuum generation.
Keywords :
chalcogenide glasses; chemical sensors; light sources; optical planar waveguides; supercontinuum generation; chalcogenide planar waveguides; chemical sensor; low-loss waveguide; mid-infrared applications; mid-infrared light source; supercontinuum generation; Absorption; Glass; Loss measurement; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2014.6995431
