Title :
Fabrication of As2S3 Planar Waveguides with Very Low Propagation Loss
Author :
Choi, Duk-Yong ; Madden, Steve ; Rode, Andrei ; Wang, Rongping ; Bulla, Douglas ; Luther-Davies, Barry
Author_Institution :
Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra
Abstract :
We present the fabrication process development and the characterisation of As2S3 waveguides. Their very low losses (0.05 dB/cm at 1550 nm, the lowest ever reported) strongly support their applications in planar integrated optic devices.
Keywords :
arsenic compounds; chalcogenide glasses; optical planar waveguides; As2S3; low propagation loss; planar waveguides; Etching; Fabrication; Light scattering; Optical waveguides; Plasma applications; Propagation losses; Rough surfaces; Surface morphology; Surface roughness; X-ray scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2007. LEOS 2007. The 20th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Lake Buena Vista, FL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0925-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2007.4382296