Title :
Efficient coupling to chalcogenide glass photonic crystal waveguides via tapered optical fiber nanowires
Author :
Grillet, C. ; Smith, C. ; Magi, E. ; Freeman, D. ; Madden, S. ; Luther-Davies, B. ; Moss, D.J. ; Eggleton, B.J.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
We achieve > 98% coupling efficiency (18 dB) to a highly nonlinear chalcogenide glass photonic crystal membrane waveguide via evanescent coupling from a silica fibre nanowire.
Keywords :
chalcogenide glasses; nanowires; optical fibres; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; chalcogenide glass photonic crystal waveguides; silica fibre nanowire; tapered optical fiber nanowires; Glass; Nanowires; Nonlinear optical devices; Optical coupling; Optical devices; Optical fibers; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals; Semiconductor films; Silicon compounds; (060.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers; (060.4510) Optical communications; (070.4340) Nonlinear optical signal processing; (190.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers; (230.4320) Nonlinear optical devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628230
