• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 51, Issue 7, 20220441 (2022)
Shuhui Li1,2, Hongxiao Song1, and Yazhou Cheng1
Author Affiliations
  • 1National Demonstration Center for Experimental Physics Education, School of Physics, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
  • 2Faculty of Information Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20220441 Cite this Article
    Shuhui Li, Hongxiao Song, Yazhou Cheng. Fabrication and characterization of ridge waveguide in MgF2 crystal at mid-infrared 4 μm wavelength (invited)[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2022, 51(7): 20220441 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of preparation process of MgF2 ridge optical waveguide
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of preparation process of MgF2 ridge optical waveguide
    Schematic diagram of end-face coupling system for optical waveguide
    Fig. 2. Schematic diagram of end-face coupling system for optical waveguide
    (a) Relation of electronic energy damage (red line) and nuclear energy damage (blue line) with the irradiation depth of C5+ ions; (b) Reconstructed relation of refraction index of MgF2 ridge waveguide with the waveguide depth at 4 μm wavelength
    Fig. 3. (a) Relation of electronic energy damage (red line) and nuclear energy damage (blue line) with the irradiation depth of C5+ ions; (b) Reconstructed relation of refraction index of MgF2 ridge waveguide with the waveguide depth at 4 μm wavelength
    Sectional microscopic image of optical ridge waveguide; (b) Experimental diagram of near-field mode distribution at 4 μm wavelength; (c) Simulated diagram of near-field mode distribution at 4 μm wavelength of optical ridge waveguide
    Fig. 4. Sectional microscopic image of optical ridge waveguide; (b) Experimental diagram of near-field mode distribution at 4 μm wavelength; (c) Simulated diagram of near-field mode distribution at 4 μm wavelength of optical ridge waveguide
    Relation diagram of propagation loss of MgF2 optical ridge waveguide after thermal annealing treatment
    Fig. 5. Relation diagram of propagation loss of MgF2 optical ridge waveguide after thermal annealing treatment
    Raman spectra of waveguide layer and substrate layer of MgF2 crystal material
    Fig. 6. Raman spectra of waveguide layer and substrate layer of MgF2 crystal material
    Shuhui Li, Hongxiao Song, Yazhou Cheng. Fabrication and characterization of ridge waveguide in MgF2 crystal at mid-infrared 4 μm wavelength (invited)[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2022, 51(7): 20220441
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