Conference Proceedings
Chalcogenide glass photonic crystals: Progress and prospects
C Grillet, MW Lee, X Gai, S Tomljenovic-Hanic, C Monat, E Mägi, DJ Moss, BJ Eggleton, S Madden, DY Choi, D Bulla, B Luther-Davies
Proceedings of SPIE the International Society for Optical Engineering | SPIE-INT SOC OPTICAL ENGINEERING | Published : 2010
DOI: 10.1117/12.848060
Abstract
In this review, we discuss the progress and prospects offered by chalcogenide glass photonic crystals. We show that by making photonic crystals from a highly-nonlinear chalcogenide glass, we have the potential to integrate a variety of active devices into a photonic chip. We describe the testing of two-dimensional Ge33As12Se55 chalcogenide glass photonic crystal membrane devices (waveguides and microcavities). We then demonstrate the ability to not only post-tune the devices properties but also create high Q cavities by using the material photosensitivity. © 2010 Copyright SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering.