Nonlinear lightwave circuits in chalcogenide glasses fabricated by ultrafast laser.

نویسندگان

  • Mingshan Li
  • Sheng Huang
  • Qingqing Wang
  • Hrvoje Petek
  • Kevin P Chen
چکیده

This Letter reports a nonlinear directional waveguide coupler written by ultrafast laser in gallium lanthanum sulfide chalcogenide glass. The nonlinear waveguide device is tested with laser pulses input in two orthogonal polarizations, and all optical switching at 1040 nm between the two coupled waveguides is observed at a peak fluence of 16 GW/cm2. The spectra and autocorrelation measurement from the waveguide outputs show dominant nonlinear effects and negligible dispersion for light propagation in both channels.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Optics letters

دوره 39 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014