Perforated hollow-core optical waveguides for on-chip atomic spectroscopy and gas sensing

Journal Article · Mon Mar 28 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4945092· OSTI ID:22591492

Hill, C.; Decker, T.; Hawkins, A. ^[1]; Black, J. A.; Schmidt, H. ^[2]

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1. Electrical and Computer Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602 (United States)
2. Electrical Engineering, UC Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California 95064 (United States)

A hollow-core waveguide structure for on-chip atomic spectroscopy is presented. The devices are based on Anti-Resonant Reflecting Optical Waveguides and may be used for a wide variety of applications which rely on the interaction of light with gases and vapors. The designs presented here feature short delivery paths of the atomic vapor into the hollow waveguide. They also have excellent environmental stability by incorporating buried solid-core waveguides to deliver light to the hollow cores. Completed chips were packaged with an Rb source and the F = 3 ≥ F′ = 2, 3, 4 transitions of the D2 line in {sup 85}Rb were monitored for optical absorption. Maximum absorption peak depths of 9% were measured.

• OSTI ID: 22591492
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 108, Issue 13; Other Information: (c) 2016 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ABSORPTION
DEPTH
EQUIPMENT
MONITORS
PEAKS
RUBIDIUM 85
SOLIDS
SPECTROSCOPY
STABILITY
VAPORS
WAVEGUIDES