One-step hot embossing of optical rib waveguides in chalcogenide glasses

W. J. Pan, H. Rowe, D. Zhang, Y. Zhang, A. Loni, D. Furniss, P. Sewell, T. M. Benson, A. B. Seddon

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Abstract

A new technique is presented for fabricating optical rib waveguides in chalcogenide glasses. As40Se60/Ge17As 18Se65 (at. %) rib waveguides were fabricated in a one-step process by hot pressing two As40Se60 fibers sandwiched between a silicon mold and a planar Ge17As 18Se65 glass substrate, resulting in a series of replicated thin-film rib structures on glass. Optical characterization at λ = 1.55 μm reveals single-mode waveguide propagation, in agreement with numerical modeling.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1961-1963
Number of pages3
JournalMicrowave and Optical Technology Letters
Volume50
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2008
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Chalcogenide glasses
  • Hot embossing
  • Nano-imprinting
  • Optical waveguides

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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