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Optics Express

  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 18, Iss. 25 — Dec. 6, 2010
  • pp: 26744–26753

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Solution-processed chalcogenide glass for integrated single-mode mid-infrared waveguides

Candice Tsay, Yunlai Zha, and Craig B. Arnold  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 18, Issue 25, pp. 26744-26753 (2010)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.18.026744


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Abstract

Chalcogenide glass materials exhibit a variety of optical properties that make them desirable for near- and mid-infrared communications and sensing applications. However, processing limitations for these photorefractive materials have made the direct integration of waveguides with sources or detectors challenging. Here we demonstrate the viability of two complementary soft lithography methods for patterning and integrating chalcogenide glass waveguides from solution. One method, micro-molding in capillaries (MIMIC), is shown to fabricate multi-mode As2S3 waveguides which are directly integrated with quantum cascade lasers (QCLs). In a second method, we demonstrate the ability of micro-transfer molding (µTM), to produce arrays of single mode rib waveguides (2.5µm wide and 4.5µm high) over areas larger than 6 cm2 while maintaining edge roughness below 5.1 nm. These methods form a suite of processes that can be applied to chalcogenide solutions to create a diverse array of mid-IR optical and photonic structures ranging from <5 to 10’s of µm in dimension.

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OCIS Codes
(310.1860) Thin films : Deposition and fabrication
(130.2755) Integrated optics : Glass waveguides

ToC Category:
Chalcogenide Glass

History
Original Manuscript: September 29, 2010
Revised Manuscript: November 30, 2010
Manuscript Accepted: November 30, 2010
Published: December 6, 2010

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Candice Tsay, Yunlai Zha, and Craig B. Arnold, "Solution-processed chalcogenide glass for integrated single-mode mid-infrared waveguides," Opt. Express 18, 26744-26753 (2010)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-18-25-26744


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