Note: Cover -- Chalcogenide glasses: Preparation, properties and applications -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributor contact details -- Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials -- Part I Preparation and properties of chalcogenide glasses -- 1 Preparation of high-purity chalcogenide glasses -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Preparation of vitreous chalcogenides -- 1.3 Properties of chalcogenide glasses determining their application as optical materials -- 1.4 Preparation of high-purity chalcogenide glasses -- 1.5 Preparation and characterization of chalcogenide optical fibers -- 1.6 Conclusion -- 1.7 References -- 2 Structure of chalcogenide glasses characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The 77Se nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy in chalcogenide glasses -- 2.3 Other nuclei: 125Te, 75As, 73Ge, 71Ga -- 2.4 Conclusion -- 2.5 References -- 3 Mean coordination and topological constraints in chalcogenide network glasses -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Mean coordination and topological constraints: the rigidity percolation model -- 3.3 Applicability of the rigidity percolation model -- 3.4 The temperature dependence of constraints -- 3.5 Conclusion and future trends -- 3.6 References -- 4 Thermal properties of chalcogenide glasses -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) -- 4.3 Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) -- 4.4 Thermomechanical analysis (TMA) -- 4.5 Viscometry -- 4.6 Thermo-optic behavior -- 4.7 Conclusion and future trends -- 4.8 Sources of further information and advice -- 4.9 References -- 5 Optical properties of chalcogenide glasses and fibers -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Optical transmission theory -- 5.3 Impurity absorptions -- 5.4 Refractive index, dispersion and dn/dT -- 5.5 Transmission and laser power delivery of chalcogenide fibers. , 5.6 Current and future trends -- 5.7 Conclusion -- 5.8 References -- 6 Photo-induced phenomena in chalcogenide glasses -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Scalar changes -- 6.3 Enhancement and suppression of photodarkening -- 6.4 Excitation condition dependent scalar changes -- 6.5 Vector deformations -- 6.6 Conclusion -- 6.7 References -- 7 Ionic conductivity of chalcogenide glasses -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Preparation of ionic conductive chalcogenide glasses -- 7.3 Electrical and electrochemical characterisations -- 7.4 Conductivity versus composition -- 7.5 Direct current (dc) conductivity models -- 7.6 Frequency-dependent conductivity models -- 7.7 Applications -- 7.8 Conclusion -- 7.9 References -- 8 Physical ageing of chalcogenide glasses -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Experimental characterization of physical ageing in glasses using thermal analysis -- 8.3 Physical ageing effects in chalcogenide glasses -- 8.4 Phenomenological description of physical ageing -- 8.5 On the origin of physical ageing in chalcogenide glasses -- 8.6 Conclusion and future trends -- 8.7 References -- 9 Deposition techniques for chalcogenide thin films -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Thin-film deposition -- 9.3 Conclusion and future trends -- 9.4 Sources of further information and advice -- 9.5 Acknowledgements -- 9.6 References -- 10 Transparent chalcogenide glass-ceramics -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 The recent history of chalcogenide glass-ceramics -- 10.3 Synthesis of transparent chalcogenide glass-ceramics -- 10.4 Properties of glass-ceramics -- 10.5 Future trends -- 10.6 Conclusion -- 10.7 References -- Part II Applications of chalcogenide glasses -- 11 Rare-earth-doped chalcogenide glass for lasers and amplifiers -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Rare-earth (RE)-doped chalcogenide glasses for optical fiber amplifiers -- 11.3 Local structure of RE ions. , 11.4 RE-doped chalcogenide glasses for mid-infrared lasers -- 11.5 Conclusion and future trends -- 11.6 References -- 12 Chalcogenide waveguides for infrared sensing -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Fiber evanescent wave spectroscopy -- 12.3 Fabrication of the fiber sensor -- 12.4 Characterization and optimization of the sensor -- 12.5 Applications of the sensor -- 12.6 Spatial area -- 12.7 Conclusion -- 12.8 References -- 13 Chalcogenide microstructured optical fibers for infrared applications -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 General principles of microstructured optical fibers -- 13.3 Elaboration of chalcogenide microstructured optical fibers -- 13.4 Optical properties -- 13.5 Nonlinear optical properties -- 13.6 Conclusion -- 13.7 References -- 14 Chalcogenide glass waveguide devices for all-optical signal processing -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) based onchip processing -- 14.3 On-chip processing using the Kerr effect -- 14.4 Conclusion -- 14.5 References -- 15 Controlling light on the nanoscale with chalcogenide thin films -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Chalcogenide-based active elements -- 15.3 Nanoscale switches -- 15.4 Modelled phase change functionality in metamaterials -- 15.5 Electro-optic switches -- 15.6 All-optical switches -- 15.7 Conclusion -- 15.8 References -- 16 Second harmonic generation in chalcogenide glasses -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 General principles for the generation of second-order nonlinear optical effects in glasses -- 16.3 Second harmonic generation (SHG) in glasses: origin and mechanism -- 16.4 Optical waveguide for electro-optic effects and quasi-phase matching second harmonic generation (QPM-SHG) in glass -- 16.5 SHG in chalcogenide glasses: induced polarization by external stimulation -- 16.6 Thermal poling in chalcogenide glasses -- 16.7 Glass-ceramic samples. , 16.8 Infrared (IR) stimulated processes in chalcogenide glasses -- 16.9 Conclusion -- 16.10 References -- 17 Chalcogenide glass resists for lithography -- 17.1 Introduction -- 17.2 Resist materials for lithography -- 17.3 Basics of chalcogenide glass resists -- 17.4 Examples of chalcogenide resist applications -- 17.5 Advantages and disadvantages of chalcogenide resists -- 17.6 Conclusion and future trends -- 17.7 Acknowledgements -- 17.8 References -- 18 Chalcogenide for phase change optical and electrical memories -- 18.1 Introduction: the basics of rewritable phase change data storage -- 18.2 Crystal nucleation in chalcogenide Ge2Sb2Te5 alloys: application to optical memories -- 18.3 Stability of very thin amorphous chalcogenide layers -- 18.4 Influence of nitrogen on GeTe crystallization ability: application to embedded electrical memories -- 18.5 Conclusion -- 18.6 References -- 19 Chalcogenide glasses as electrolytes for batteries -- 19.1 Introduction -- 19.2 Advantages of sulfide glasses as solid electrolytes -- 19.3 Development of sulfide electrolytes for battery application -- 19.4 All-solid-state lithium secondary batteries with sulfide electrolytes -- 19.5 Conclusion -- 19.6 References -- Index.