Title :
Low-loss chalcogenide waveguides for biosensing in the mid-infrared
Author :
Pan Ma ; Duk-Yong Choi ; Yi Yu ; Xin Gai ; Zhiyong Yang ; Debbarma, Sanjoy ; Madden, Steve ; Luther-Davies, Barry
Author_Institution :
Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
Abstract :
We report the low-loss chalcogenide waveguides for bio sensing in the mid-infrared (MIR), which consisted of a Ge11.5As24Se64.5 rib waveguide core on a magnesium fluoride crystalline substrate. The losses were <; 2dB/cm from 3000-1050cm-1 (3.2 - 9.5μm).
Keywords :
arsenic compounds; biosensors; chalcogenide glasses; chemical sensors; germanium compounds; infrared spectra; integrated optics; magnesium compounds; optical design techniques; optical losses; optical sensors; optical waveguides; rib waveguides; Ge11.5As24Se64.5; MgF2; biosensing; low-loss chalcogenide waveguides; magnesium fluoride crystalline substrate; midinfrared spectra; rib waveguide core; Biomedical optical imaging; Loss measurement; Optical losses; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Waveguide lasers; chalcogenide glasses; devices; mid-infrared; sensors; waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2766-1
DOI :
10.1109/SUM.2014.41