Title :
Optical fuse generated Chalcogenide microspheres: Evanescent probing and prospects
Author :
Grillet, C. ; Bian, S. Ning ; Magi, E.C. ; Eggleton, B.J.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst. (CUDOS), Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
We report the manufacturing and optical characterization of chalcogenide microsphere. We show that high-Q modes of chalcogenide glass microspheres can be efficiently excited using a tapered fiber.
Keywords :
arsenic compounds; chalcogenide glasses; micro-optics; micromechanical resonators; optical fibres; As2Se3; chalcogenide glass microspheres; evanescent probing; high-Q modes; microsphere resonators; optical fuse generation; tapered fiber; Fuses; Glass; Optical devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Resonance; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729410
