We demonstrate the ability to pull small diameter silicon-core fibers with low oxygen content by using interface modifiers between the silica cladding and the semiconductor. Alkali earths scavenge oxygen and form a ...

High speed optical modulation of THz radiation is of interest for information processing and communications applications. In this paper infrared femtosecond pulses are used to generate free carriers that reduce the THz ...

Silicon waveguide structures are a viable alternative for the transmission of signals over a wide range of frequencies, and new fabrication methods are key to increased applications. In this work, THz transparency of ...

This letter describes fibre Bragg grating inscription in crystalline siliconcore fibre using visible light femtosecond laser pulses. The femtosecond pulses at 517 nm propagate through the transparent silica glass cladding ...

In this master thesis, thin lms of ZnO doped with various cobalt concentra-tions have been grown using Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD). This growthtechnique is preferred because it is able to grow thin lms from a targetmaterial ...

CO2 laser annealing of SiGe core, glass-clad optical fibers is a powerful technique for the production of single-crystal cores with spatially varying Ge concentrations. Laser power, laser scan speed and cooling air flow ...

This thesis constitutes the first step on the way to understanding and applying the ternary InGaSb-semiconductor alloy in the field of nonlinear fibre optics. This semiconductor material is also interesting for applications ...

This thesis is focused on the design and analysis of optical fiber probes for glucose sensing in the peritoneal cavity. The probes are to be used as absorption cells for near-infrared absorption spectroscopy of peritoneal ...

The effect of Ge in multicrystalline Silicon wafers is studied along with a comparison in smaller scale systems (microwires).