Silicon-waveguide-coupled high-Q chalcogenide microspheres

Opt Express. 2009 Apr 13;17(8):5998-6003. doi: 10.1364/oe.17.005998.

Abstract

We fabricate high-Q arsenic triselenide glass microspheres through a three-step resistive heating process. We demonstrate quality factors greater than 2 x 10(6) at 1550 nm and achieve efficient coupling via a novel scheme utilizing index-engineered unclad silicon nanowires. We find that at powers above 1 mW the microspheres exhibit high thermal instability, which limits their application for resonator-enhanced nonlinear optical processes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Chalcogens / chemistry*
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Materials Testing
  • Microspheres
  • Optical Devices*
  • Refractometry / instrumentation*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Transducers*

Substances

  • Chalcogens