Title :
Highly Optical Nonlinear Ag-doped As2Se3 Glasses: Preparation and Characterization
Author :
Zha, Congji ; Luther-Davies, Barry ; Wang, Rongping ; Madden, Steve
Author_Institution :
Centre for Ultra-high-bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT
Abstract :
Ag-doping in chalcogenide glasses can significantly increase the material´s optical nonlinearity. This paper describes our study on Ag-doped As2Se3 glasses. The effect of Ag doping on the glass structure and optical properties have been discussed.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; arsenic compounds; chalcogenide glasses; crystallisation; differential scanning calorimetry; doping; energy gap; glass structure; glass transition; infrared spectra; melt processing; optical materials; silver; ultraviolet spectra; visible spectra; As2Se3:Ag; Raman spectroscopic technique; UV-vis-IR spectroscopy; band gap energy; bond structures; chalcogenide glasses; crystallization kinetics; differential scanning calorimetry; doping effect; glass structure; glass transition; melt-quenching method; metal-chalcogenide matrix; optical nonlinearity; optical properties; Doping; Glass; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical refraction; Optical signal processing; Optical variables control; Refractive index; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Internet, 2007 and the 2007 32nd Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. COIN-ACOFT 2007. Joint International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-3-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-3-3
DOI :
10.1109/COINACOFT.2007.4519148
