Silver halide single-mode strip waveguides for the mid-infrared

• Published in: Optics letters Vol. 37; no. 13; p. 2733
• Main Authors: Lewi, Tomer, Katzir, Abraham
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2012
• Subjects: Halogens - chemistry; Infrared Rays; Optical Phenomena; Silicon Dioxide - chemistry; Silver - chemistry; Temperature

We report the demonstration of single-mode AgCl(x)Br(1-x) strip waveguides for the mid-infrared (MIR). The waveguides were made by the deposition of AgCl(x)Br(1-x) layers on top of a Si-SiO(2) substrate, followed by photolithographic and lift-off processing. The propagation losses of 20 dB/cm were m...