Title :
Fiber taper coupling to chalcogenide microsphere modes
Author :
Grillet, Christian ; Magi, Eric ; Eggleton, Benjamin J.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst. (CUDOS), Sydney Univ., Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
We report the manufacturing and optical characterization of microsphere in chalcogenide. We show that high-Q modes of a 9.2 mumm diameter chalcogenide glass can be efficiently excited using a silica tapered fiber.
Keywords :
chalcogenide glasses; micro-optics; microcavities; optical fibre couplers; optical glass; silicon compounds; chalcogenide glass; chalcogenide microsphere modes; fiber taper coupling; high-Q modes; silica tapered fiber; Glass; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical microscopy; Optical refraction; Optical resonators; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Silicon compounds; (160.2750) Glass and other amorphous materials; (230.0230) Optical devices; (230.5750) Resonators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
