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Single-mode low-loss chalcogenide glass waveguides for the mid-infrared

Journal Article · · Optics Letters, 31(12):1860 - 1862

We demonstrate the design, fabrication, and characterization of single-mode low-loss waveguides for mid-infrared wavelengths. Planar waveguide structures were fabricated from multilayer thin films of arsenic-based chalcogenide glasses followed by the creation of channel waveguides using the photodarkening effect. Propagation losses as low as 0.5 dB/cm was measured for a quantum cascade laser end-fire coupled into the waveguides. This is a first step towards the design and fabrication of integrated optical components for MIR applications.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
885198
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-48379; NN2001000
Journal Information:
Optics Letters, 31(12):1860 - 1862, Journal Name: Optics Letters, 31(12):1860 - 1862 Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 31; ISSN 0146-9592; ISSN OPLEDP
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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