Chalcogenide Glasses

Dr Jean-Luc Adam is Director of Research at Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and Director of the Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes, France. Dr Xianghua Zhang is a Director of Research at Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) -Université de Rennes 1, France.

• Contributor contact detailsWoodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical MaterialsPart I: Preparation and properties of chalcogenide glasses1: Preparation of high-purity chalcogenide glassesAbstract:1.1 Introduction1.2 Preparation of vitreous chalcogenides1.3 Properties of chalcogenide glasses determining their application as optical materials1.4 Preparation of high-purity chalcogenide glasses1.5 Preparation and characterization of chalcogenide optical fibers1.6 Conclusion2: Structure of chalcogenide glasses characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopyAbstract:2.1 Introduction2.2 The 77Se nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy in chalcogenide glasses2.3 Other nuclei: 125Te, 75As, 73Ge, 71Ga2.4 Conclusion3: Mean coordination and topological constraints in chalcogenide network glassesAbstract:3.1 Introduction3.2 Mean coordination and topological constraints: the rigidity percolation model3.3 Applicability of the rigidity percolation model3.4 The temperature dependence of constraints3.5 Conclusion and future trends4: Thermal properties of chalcogenide glassesAbstract:4.1 Introduction4.2 Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)4.3 Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)4.4 Thermomechanical analysis (TMA)4.5 Viscometry4.6 Thermo-optic behavior4.7 Conclusion and future trends4.8 Sources of further information and advice5: Optical properties of chalcogenide glasses and fibersAbstract:5.1 Introduction5.2 Optical transmission theory5.3 Impurity absorptions5.4 Refractive index, dispersion and dn/dT5.5 Transmission and laser power delivery of chalcogenide fibers5.6 Current and future trends5.7 Conclusion6: Photo-induced phenomena in chalcogenide glassesAbstract:6.1 Introduction6.2 Scalar changes6.3 Enhancement and suppression of photodarkening6.4 Excitation condition dependent scalar changes6.5 Vector deformations6.6 Conclusion7: Ionic conductivity of chalcogenide glassesAbstract:7.1 Introduction7.2 Preparation of ionic conductive chalcogenide glasses7.3 Electrical and electrochemical characterisations7.4 Conductivity versus composition7.5 Direct current (dc) conductivity models7.6 Frequency-dependent conductivity models7.7 Applications7.8 Conclusion8: Physical ageing of chalcogenide glassesAbstract:8.1 Introduction8.2 Experimental characterization of physical ageing in glasses using thermal analysis8.3 Physical ageing effects in chalcogenide glasses8.4 Phenomenological description of physical ageing8.5 On the origin of physical ageing in chalcogenide glasses8.6 Conclusion and future trends9: Deposition techniques for chalcogenide thin filmsAbstract:9.1 Introduction9.2 Thin-film deposition9.3 Conclusion and future trends9.4 Sources of further information and advice9.5 Acknowledgements10: Transparent chalcogenide glass-ceramicsAbstract:10.1 Introduction10.2 The recent history of chalcogenide glass-ceramics10.3 Synthesis of transparent chalcogenide glass-ceramics10.4 Properties of glass-ceramics10.5 Future trends10.6 ConclusionPart II: Applications of chalcogenide glasses11: Rare-earth-doped chalcogenide glass for lasers and amplifiersAbstract:11.1 Introduction11.2 Rare-earth (RE)-doped chalcogenide glasses for optical fiber amplifiers11.3 Local structure of RE ions11.4 RE-doped chalcogenide glasses for mid-infrared lasers11.5 Conclusion and future trends12: Chalcogenide waveguides for infrared sensingAbstract:12.1 Introduction12.2 Fiber evanescent wave spectroscopy12.3 Fabrication of the fiber sensor12.4 Characterization and optimization of the sensor12.5 Applications of the sensor12.6 Spatial area12.7 Conclusion13: Chalcogenide microstructured optical fibers for infrared applicationsAbstract:13.1 Introduction13.2 General principles of microstructured optical fibers13.3 Elaboration of chalcogenide microstructured optical fibers13.4 Optical properties13.5 Nonlinear optical properties13.6 Conclusion14: Chalcogenide glass waveguide devices for all-optical signal processingAbstract:14.1 Introduction14.2 Stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) based on-chip processing14.3 On-chip processing using the Kerr effect14.4 Conclusion15: Controlling light on the nanoscale with chalcogenide thin filmsAbstract:15.1 Introduction15.2 Chalcogenide-based active elements15.3 Nanoscale switches15.4 Modelled phase change functionality in metamaterials15.5 Electro-optic switches15.6 All-optical switches15.7 Conclusion16: Second harmonic generation in chalcogenide glassesAbstract:16.1 Introduction16.2 General principles for the generation of second-order nonlinear optical effects in glasses16.3 Second harmonic generation (SHG) in glasses: origin and mechanism16.4 Optical waveguide for electro-optic effects and quasi-phase matching second harmonic generation (QPM-SHG) in glass16.5 SHG in chalcogenide glasses: induced polarization by external stimulation16.6 Thermal poling in chalcogenide glasses16.7 Glass-ceramic samples16.8 Infrared (IR) stimulated processes in chalcogenide glasses16.9 Conclusion17: Chalcogenide glass resists for lithographyAbstract:17.1 Introduction17.2 Resist materials for lithography17.3 Basics of chalcogenide glass resists17.4 Examples of chalcogenide resist applications17.5 Advantages and disadvantages of chalcogenide resists17.6 Conclusion and future trends17.7 Acknowledgements18: Chalcogenide for phase change optical and electrical memoriesAbstract:18.1 Introduction: the basics of rewritable phase change data storage18.2 Crystal nucleation in chalcogenide Ge2Sb2Te5 alloys: application to optical memories18.3 Stability of very thin amorphous chalcogenide layers18.4 Influence of nitrogen on GeTe crystallization ability: application to embedded electrical memories18.5 Conclusion19: Chalcogenide glasses as electrolytes for batteriesAbstract:19.1 Introduction19.2 Advantages of sulfide glasses as solid electrolytes19.3 Development of sulfide electrolytes for battery application19.4 All-solid-state lithium secondary batteries with sulfide electrolytes19.5 ConclusionIndex