Title :
Low loss etched Ge33As12Se55 chalcogenide waveguides
Author :
Madden, Steve ; Choi, Duk ; Rode, Andrei ; Luther-Davies, Barry
Author_Institution :
Centre for Ultra-high Bandwidth Devices & Opt. Syst., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT
Abstract :
We report on the fabrication and optical properties of etched Ge33As12Se55 chalcogenide planar waveguides. These show optical losses as low as 0.27 dB/cm at 1550 nm, the lowest ever reported, and are therefore of significant interest for planar non-linear optics.
Keywords :
arsenic compounds; chalcogenide glasses; etching; germanium compounds; integrated optics; nonlinear optics; optical fabrication; optical glass; optical losses; optical planar waveguides; Ge33As12Se55; etched chalcogenide glass waveguide; optical losses; optical planar waveguide fabrication; planar nonlinear optics; wavelength 1550 nm; Etching; Glass; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical films; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Planar waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology/Australian Optical Society, 2006. ACOFT/AOS 2006. Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-1-9
DOI :
10.1109/ACOFT.2006.4519311
