Nonlinear optical properties of GeS/sub 2/ based glasses at telecom wavelengths

Author

Bindra, K.S. ; Bookey, H. ; Kar, Ajoy K. ; Wherrett, B.S. ; Tikhomirov, V.K. ; Jha, Abhishek

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK

fYear

2000

fDate

10-15 Sept. 2000

Abstract

Summary form only given. Over the last few years the third-order nonlinear optical properties of chalcogenide glasses has received much attention with regard to their ability to be used in ultrafast all-optical switching for optical communication. We report measurements of nonlinear refraction in the GeS/sub 2/ based glasses using the Z-scan method, with 100 fsec pulses at wavelengths 1.3 and 1.5 /spl mu/m.

Keywords

chalcogenide glasses; germanium compounds; high-speed optical techniques; nonlinear optics; optical fibre communication; optical glass; optical switches; 1.3 mum; 100 fs; GeS/sub 2/; GeS/sub 2/ based glasses; Z-scan method; chalcogenide glasses; fsec pulses; nonlinear optical properties; nonlinear refraction; optical communication; telecom wavelengths; third-order nonlinear optical properties; ultrafast all-optical switching; Absorption; Fiber nonlinear optics; Glass; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Refractive index; Telecommunications; Ultrafast optics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on

Conference_Location

Nice

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6319-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE.2000.910207

Filename

910207