A review of some properties of chalcogenide glasses and the current status of their
applications is given. Techniques to characterize the linear and non-linear properties of …

Group IV photonics hold great potential for nonlinear applications in the near-and mid-
infrared (IR) wavelength ranges, exhibiting strong nonlinearities in bulk materials, high index …

This book is an introduction to recent progress in the development and application of glass
with special photonics properties. Glass has a number of structural and practical advantages …

The earliest experimental data on an oxygen-free glass have been published by Schulz-
Sellack in 1870 [1]. Later on, in 1902, Wood [2], as well as Meier in 1910 [3], carried out the …

We have synthesized a series of chalcogenide glasses from the As–S–Se system that is
designed to have strong nonlinearities. Measurements reveal that many of these glasses …

Chalcogenide glasses have the advantages of a wide transparency window (over 20 μm)
and high optical nonlinearity (up to a thousand times greater than that of silica glasses) …

We report measurements of the third order optical nonlinearity of 51 chalcogenide glasses in
the near infrared. Substituting more polarizable elements (Se for S, Sb for As) into the …

We prepared Ag x As 0.4 Se 0.6 100-x chalcogenide glasses by a melt-quenching method
and measured their linear and nonlinear optical properties to evaluate their potential …

To explore the potentialities of chalcogenide glasses for ultrafast optical switching, the non-
linear refractive indices of different compositions are measured. Several binary glasses in …

We have synthesized Ge-As-Se and Ge-As-S-Se chalcogenide glasses designed to have
large optical nonlinearities. Measurements reveal that these glasses offer optical Kerr …