Title :
Solvent-casting deposition of chalcogenide glass for photonic applications
Author :
Song, Shanshan ; Tsay, Candice ; Arnold, Craig B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ
Abstract :
A solvent casting method of depositing amorphous chalcogenide materials has been developed. Films are characterized and applied to the tuning of mid-infrared photonic structures and waveguide fabrication through a combination of soft-lithography and microfluidics.
Keywords :
casting; chalcogenide glasses; microfluidics; optical fabrication; optical films; optical glass; optical waveguides; photolithography; amorphous chalcogenide material; chalcogenide glass; microfluidics; mid-infrared photonic structure tuning; photonic application; soft-lithography; solvent-casting deposition; waveguide fabrication; Amorphous materials; Glass; Optical films; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Optical saturation; Optical waveguides; Quantum cascade lasers; Solvents; Temperature; (160.2750) glass and other amorphous materials; (160.5335) photosensitive materials;
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