Thermal coupling impact on an MMW carrier generated using two free-running DFB lasers on glass.

In this Letter, the impact of thermal coupling between two glass laser cavities on a heterodyned signal for millimeter-wave frequency generation is presented. In addition to a narrow heterodyne linewidth estimated to be lower than 1 kHz, the frequency drift is reduced to ±16.5 ppm/7 s. The signal quality is also evaluated by performing data transmission, respecting communication standards at 60 GHz using complex modulation formats.

Realization of single-mode telluride rib waveguides for mid-IR applications between 10 and 20 µm.

The feasibility of all-telluride integrated optics devices based on waveguides presenting a single-mode behavior in the spectral range (10-20 µm) is demonstrated. These waveguides are constituted of a several micrometer thick Te(82)Ge(18) film deposited onto a Te(75)Ge(15)Ga(10) bulk glass substrate by thermal coevaporation and further etched by reactive ion etching under the CHF(3)/O(2)/Ar atmosphere. The obtained structures were proven to behave as channel waveguides with a good single-mode transmission over the whole spectral range. These results allowed validating our technological solution for the fabrication of integrated optics modal filters for spatial interferometry.