Fabrication and characterization of continuous wave direct UV (λ=244 nm) written channel waveguides in chalcogenide (Ga:La:S) glass
- 10 December 2002
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in Journal of Lightwave Technology
- Vol. 20 (8), 1578-1584
- https://doi.org/10.1109/jlt.2002.800266
Abstract
Gallium lanthanum sulphide (Ga:La:S) optical glass is an interesting material for both fiber and planar technologies, as it offers possibilities for a wide array of devices suitable for use in both nonlinear applications and as IR lasers. Direct laser writing into this glass has yielded low-loss single-mode channel waveguides. Samples were exposed to above-bandgap illumination of focused UV (/spl lambda/=244 nm) light at varying intensities (I/sub UV/=1.5-90 kW/cm/sup 2/) and scan velocities (V/sub SCAN/=0.005-0.067 m/s). The exposed regions were evaluated through atomic force microscopy (AFM), and surface compaction (0.3-3.6 /spl mu/m) was observed. Sample topography was examined using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) with analysis of chemical changes within the exposed regions performed with energy-dispersive X-ray microscopy (EDAX). Waveguide attenuation was measured to be 0.2/spl plusmn/0.1 dB/cm at 1.3 /spl mu/m with a positive change in refractive index (/spl Delta/n=10/sup -3/). The chemical mechanism for these photo-induced changes with resulting photodensification has been correlated with a relative increase in the lanthanum content within the waveguide core.Keywords
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