Title :
Chalcogenide Waveguides for Nonlinear Optics and Signal Processing
Author :
Luther-Davies, Barry
Author_Institution :
Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT, Australia
Abstract :
I will discuss the properties of chalcogenide waveguides for all-optical processing compared with other waveguide materials. The absence of multi-photon absorption and free carrier effects impart significant advantages particularly for strong nonlinear effects.
Keywords :
chalcogenide glasses; nonlinear optics; optical information processing; optical waveguides; all-optical signal processing; chalcogenide waveguides; nonlinear optics; Glass; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical scattering; Optical waveguides; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2766-1
DOI :
10.1109/SUM.2014.66
