Title :
Novel glass compositions and fabrication technologies for photonic integrated circuits
Author :
Benson, T.M. ; Vukovic, A. ; Sewell, P. ; Loni, A. ; Zhang, Y. ; Pan, W. ; Zhang, D. ; O´Donnell, M.D. ; Lousteau, J. ; Furniss, D. ; Seddon, A.B.
Author_Institution :
Nottingham Univ., UK
Abstract :
Heavy metal fluoride, chalcogenide, and fluoro-tellurite glasses proffer photonic integrated circuit functionality over a wide wavelength range, and combine high optical non-linearity with the ability to incorporate active dopants. The ability to access a range of glass compositions offers great flexibility in both design and processing. In this paper, we present fabrication methodologies for producing such novel glass-based waveguide components.
Keywords :
chalcogenide glasses; doping; fluoride glasses; fluorine compounds; integrated optics; nonlinear optics; optical fabrication; tellurium compounds; active dopant; chalcogenide; fabrication technology; fluoro-tellurite glass; glass composition; heavy metal fluoride; optical nonlinearity; photonic integrated circuit; Biomedical optical imaging; Fabrication; Glass; Integrated circuit technology; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Photonic integrated circuits;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2005, Proceedings of 2005 7th International Conference
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9236-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2005.1505809
