Title :
Waveguide fabrication and supercontinuum generation in an ultrafast laser inscribed chalcogenide glass waveguide
Author :
Psaila, N.D. ; Thomson, R.R. ; Bookey, H.T. ; Kar, A.K. ; Chiodo, N. ; Osellame, R. ; Cerullo, G. ; Shen, S. ; Jha, A.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Phys. Sci., Heriot Watt Univ., Edinburgh
Abstract :
We report on the fabrication and characterisation of waveguides fabricated in a GeS based chalcogenide glass. A wide range of waveguiding structures were fabricated, and supercontinuum generation was demonstrated for a highly multimode waveguide.
Keywords :
chalcogenide glasses; germanium compounds; high-speed optical techniques; optical waveguides; supercontinuum generation; GeS; chalcogenide glass waveguide; multimode waveguide; supercontinuum generation; ultrafast laser; waveguide fabrication; Glass; Nonlinear optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical films; Optical pulse generation; Optical refraction; Optical waveguides; Supercontinuum generation; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers; (130.4310) Nonlinear Waveguides; (320.6629) Supercontinuum Generation;
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
