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Potassium-and silver-double-ion-exchanged slab glass waveguides: characterization and modeling.

P L Auger, S I Najafi

    Applied Optics
    |October 2, 2010
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    This study details creating glass waveguides using sequential potassium and silver ion exchange. A combined quadratic and error function accurately models the resulting refractive index profile.

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    Area of Science:

    • Materials Science
    • Optoelectronics
    • Photonics

    Background:

    • Glass waveguides are crucial for integrated optics.
    • Ion exchange is a common method for fabricating waveguides.
    • Understanding the refractive index profile is key to device performance.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To fabricate double-ion-exchanged glass waveguides.
    • To determine the refractive index profile using the inverse WKB method.
    • To analyze the ion concentration and diffusion during silver-ion exchange.

    Main Methods:

    • Potassium-ion exchange followed by silver-ion exchange.
    • Inverse WKB method for refractive index profile determination.
    • Direct WKB method for diffusion analysis.

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  • X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy for ion concentration measurement.

    • Main Results:

    • A combination of truncated quadratic and complementary error functions best represents the refractive index profile.
    • The direct WKB method determined the maximum index change and diffusion coefficient.
    • Measured ion concentrations (silver, potassium, sodium) correlate well with the quadratic index profile.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed model accurately describes the refractive index profile of double-ion-exchanged glass waveguides.
    • The findings provide insights into the diffusion dynamics of silver ions in glass.
    • This research contributes to the design and fabrication of advanced optical devices.