Comparison of nonlinear-optical properties of sulfide glasses in bulk and thin film form

    Authors

    K. A. Cerqua-Richardson; J. M. McKinley; B. Lawrence; S. Joshi;A. Villeneuve

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Opt. Mater.

    Keywords

    HIGH-INDEX GLASSES; 3RD-HARMONIC GENERATION; CHALCOGENIDE GLASSES; OXIDE; GLASSES; Materials Science, Multidisciplinary; Optics

    Abstract

    Bulk chalcogenide glasses spanning a range of compositions have been measured for their nonlinear index of refraction (n(2)) and two-photon absorption (alpha(2)) at 1.3 and 1.55 mu m, using the 2-scan technique. The figure of merit, T, was calculated for each glass and used as an indication of potential of these glasses for all optical switching applications. Selected samples have been deposited as films, using techniques elaborated herein, to form channel waveguides and the results of initial measurements of self-phase modulation (SPM) in these samples are reported. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.

    Journal Title

    Optical Materials

    Volume

    10

    Issue/Number

    2

    Publication Date

    1-1-1998

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    155

    Last Page

    159

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000073865900008

    ISSN

    0925-3467

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