Optical Nonlinearities in Chalcogenide Glasses and their Applications

Download or read book Optical Nonlinearities in Chalcogenide Glasses and their Applications written by A. Zakery and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-05-26 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reviews techniques used to characterize non-linear optical constants of chalcogenide glasses in bulk or thin films, and presents the properties of many chalcogenide systems. A range of applications of these glasses are surveyed, including ultra-fast switching, optical limiting, second harmonic generation and electro-optic effects. Also addressed are suitability of chalcogenide films in all-optical integrated circuits, fabrication of rib as well as ridge waveguides and of fiber gratings.