Title :
Characterization of Ge28Sb12Se60 waveguides
Author :
Krogstad, Molly R. ; Ahn, Sungmo ; Wounjhang Park ; Gopinath, Juliet T.
Author_Institution :
Depts. of Phys. & Electr., Comput., & Energy Eng., Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
Single-mode Ge28Sb12Se60 waveguides, fabricated with thermal evaporation and lift-off, were characterized at 1.03 and 1.53 μm. Measured linear propagation loss agrees with theoretical predictions, and large nonlinear absorption at 1.03 μm has optical limiting applications.
Keywords :
antimony compounds; chalcogenide glasses; germanium compounds; light absorption; light propagation; optical fabrication; optical glass; optical limiters; optical losses; optical waveguides; selenium compounds; Ge28Sb12Se60; lift-off; linear propagation loss; nonlinear absorption; optical limiting applications; single-mode waveguides; thermal evaporation; wavelength 1.03 mum; wavelength 1.53 mum; Glass; Loss measurement; Nonlinear optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical waveguide theory; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
