Abstract
Since the index of refraction of is higher than that of AgCl, by diffusing ions into AgCl it was possible to control the index and thus obtain planar waveguides made from silver chlorobromide (AgClBr) on a AgCl substrate. Silver halides are transparent in the mid IR, and it was therefore possible to characterize the waveguides by transmission of -laser radiation through them. In a typical case, the thickness was optically measured and was found to be , and the propagation loss was 16 dB/cm. The output-beam profile distribution was determined experimentally and found to be well correlated with a numerical analysis simulation based on a ray-tracing model of the eikonal equation. Planar waveguides that are transparent in the mid IR will likely be useful in numerous applications.
© 2001 Optical Society of America
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