Special Issue on Nonlinear-Optic Waveguide Materials and Devices. Trend of the Research on Nonlinear-Optical Waveguide Devices.

Nonlinear characterization of Ge₂₈Sb₁₂Se₆₀ bulk and waveguide devices.

Single-mode Ge₂₈Sb₁₂Se₆₀ strip waveguides, fabricated with thermal evaporation and lift-off, were demonstrated at 1.03 µm. The linear and nonlinear optical properties of these waveguides were shown to be similar to bulk samples, with differences attributed to small variations in composition of ~4 atomic % or less. From z-scan measurements at 1.03 µm using circularly polarized, ~200 fs pulses at...

Nonlinear characterization of Ge28Sb12Se60 bulk and waveguide devices

Single-mode Ge28Sb12Se60 strip waveguides, fabricated with thermal evaporation and lift-off, were demonstrated at 1.03 μm. The linear and nonlinear optical properties of these waveguides were shown to be similar to bulk samples, with differences attributed to small variations in composition of ~4 atomic % or less. From z-scan measurements at 1.03 μm using circularly polarized, ~200 fs pulses at...

Hybrid optical waveguide devices based on polymers and silica

The hybrid integration of polymer and silica in optical waveguides can yield devices that combine the excellent thermo-optic properties of polymers and the superior passive waveguiding properties of silica. The large difference and opposite sign of the thermo-optic coefficients of both classes of materials can be utilized to create athermal waveguide devices. In addition, it can be utilized in ...

Bent-waveguide Devices and Mechano-optical Switches

Dichroic mirror embedded in a submicrometer waveguide for enhanced resonant nonlinear optical devices.

We report the design, fabrication and characterization of novel dichroic mirrors embedded in a tightly confining AlGaAs/Al(x)O(y) waveguide. Reflection at the first-harmonic wavelength as high as 93% is achieved, while high transmission is maintained at the second-harmonic wavelength. The measured cavity spectrum is in excellent agreement with finite-difference time-domain simulations. Such a m...