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Short review and prospective: chalcogenide glass mid-infrared fibre lasers (2024)
Journal Article
Seddon, A. B., Farries, M., Nunes, J. J., Xiao, B., Furniss, D., Barney, E., …Sujecki, S. (2024). Short review and prospective: chalcogenide glass mid-infrared fibre lasers. European Physical Journal Plus, 139(2), Article 142. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/s13360-023-04841-1

Rare-earth ion doped, silica glass, optical fibre amplifiers have transformed the world by enabling high speed communications and the Internet. Fibre lasers, based on rare-earth ion doped silica glass optical fibres, achieve high optical powers and a... Read More about Short review and prospective: chalcogenide glass mid-infrared fibre lasers.

Simulation of a Sensitive Mid-infrared (MIR) D-Shaped Optical Fiber Water Pollutant Sensor (2023)
Journal Article
Younis, B. M., Dawood, N. Y. M., Abd-Elkader, A. E., Furniss, D., Farries, M., Phang, S., …Obayya, S. S. A. (2023). Simulation of a Sensitive Mid-infrared (MIR) D-Shaped Optical Fiber Water Pollutant Sensor. Plasmonics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11468-023-02110-6

In this work, an efficient optical sensor is proposed for the sensitive detection of various pollutants in water. The suggested optical sensor is based on an indium fluoride (InF3) glass fabricated as a D-shaped optical fiber. The polished surface of... Read More about Simulation of a Sensitive Mid-infrared (MIR) D-Shaped Optical Fiber Water Pollutant Sensor.

(INVITED) Mid-infrared photoluminescence in Ce 3+ doped selenide-chalcogenide glass and fiber (2023)
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Nunes, J. J., Crane, R. W., Tang, Z., Sójka, Ł., Kalfagiannis, N., Furniss, D., …Seddon, A. B. (2023). (INVITED) Mid-infrared photoluminescence in Ce 3+ doped selenide-chalcogenide glass and fiber. Optical Materials, 137, Article 113543. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2023.113543

We provide measurements to support our earlier report of continuous wave fiber lasing in a small core Ce 3+-doped selenide chalcogenide SIF (step index fiber) of core: Ge-As-Ga-Se chalcogenide glass, doped with 500 ppmw (parts-per-million by weight)... Read More about (INVITED) Mid-infrared photoluminescence in Ce 3+ doped selenide-chalcogenide glass and fiber.

Vibrational Biospectroscopy: An Alternative Approach to Endometrial Cancer Diagnosis and Screening (2022)
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Schiemer, R., Furniss, D., Phang, S., Seddon, A. B., Atiomo, W., & Gajjar, K. B. (2022). Vibrational Biospectroscopy: An Alternative Approach to Endometrial Cancer Diagnosis and Screening. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(9), Article 4859. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23094859

Endometrial cancer (EC) is the sixth most common cancer and the fourth leading cause of death among women worldwide. Early detection and treatment are associated with a favourable prognosis and reduction in mortality. Unlike other common cancers, how... Read More about Vibrational Biospectroscopy: An Alternative Approach to Endometrial Cancer Diagnosis and Screening.

Non-spectroscopic sensing enabled by an electro-optical reservoir computer (2022)
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Anufriev, G., Furniss, D., Farries, M., & Phang, S. (2022). Non-spectroscopic sensing enabled by an electro-optical reservoir computer. Optical Materials Express, 12(5), 1767-1783. https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.449036

A fully bio-inspired apparatus to perform non-spectroscopic sensing to discriminate and determine the constituent concentrations of a chemical mixture is proposed. Here, fully bio-inspired means that it is comprised of a biomimetic sensor and a neuro... Read More about Non-spectroscopic sensing enabled by an electro-optical reservoir computer.

Bright Mid-Infrared (MIR) Photoluminescence Sources and their Application in Imaging and Sensing (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Furniss, D., Xiao, B., Seddon, A. B., Sujecki, S., Sojka, L., Tang, Z., …Benson, T. (2020). Bright Mid-Infrared (MIR) Photoluminescence Sources and their Application in Imaging and Sensing. . https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTON51198.2020.9203544

Mid-infrared (MIR) spectroscopy and imaging underpin many applications, ranging from industrial process monitoring to environmental analysis, and offer a new era in healthcare and clinical diagnostics. The spectral region from 1.5 to 12 μm is of inte... Read More about Bright Mid-Infrared (MIR) Photoluminescence Sources and their Application in Imaging and Sensing.

Experimental photoluminescence and lifetimes at wavelengths including beyond 7 microns in Sm3+-doped selenide-chalcogenide glass fibers (2020)
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Crane, R. W., Sojka, Ł., Furniss, D., Nunes, J., Barney, E., Farries, M. C., …Seddon, A. B. (2020). Experimental photoluminescence and lifetimes at wavelengths including beyond 7 microns in Sm3+-doped selenide-chalcogenide glass fibers. Optics Express, 28(8), 12373-12384. https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.383033

1000 ppmw Sm3+-doped Ge19.4Sb9.7Se67.9Ga3 atomic % chalcogenide bulk glass and unstructured fiber are prepared. Near- and mid-infrared absorption spectra of the bulk glass reveal Sm3+ electronic absorption bands, and extrinsic vibrational absorption... Read More about Experimental photoluminescence and lifetimes at wavelengths including beyond 7 microns in Sm3+-doped selenide-chalcogenide glass fibers.

Mid-infrared sources for biomedical applications based on chalcogenide glass fibres (2020)
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Seddon, A. B., Sujecki, S., Sojka, L., Furniss, D., Tang, Z., Mabwa, D., …Benson, T. M. (2020). Mid-infrared sources for biomedical applications based on chalcogenide glass fibres. Proceedings of SPIE, 11357, Article 1135710. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2568040

Many important molecules show strong characteristic vibrational transitions in the mid-infrared (MIR) part of the electromagnetic spectrum. This leads to applications in spectroscopy, chemical and bio-molecular sensing, security and industry, especia... Read More about Mid-infrared sources for biomedical applications based on chalcogenide glass fibres.

High purity Ge-Sb-Se/S step index optical fibers (2019)
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Parnell, H., Furniss, D., Tang, Z., Fang, Y., Benson, T., Canedy, C., …Seddon, A. (2019). High purity Ge-Sb-Se/S step index optical fibers. Optical Materials Express, 9(9), 3616-3626. https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.9.003616

Chalcogenide glasses are a promising group of materials for remote sensing applications. Two compositions from the Ge-Sb-Se/S system are investigated as core and cladding glasses in a step index fiber (SIF). Following thermomechanical and refractive... Read More about High purity Ge-Sb-Se/S step index optical fibers.

Experimental observation of gain in a resonantly pumped Pr3+-doped chalcogenide glass mid-infrared fibre amplifier notwithstanding the signal excited-state absorption (2019)
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Shen, M., Furniss, D., Farries, M., Jayasuriya, D., Tang, Z., Sojka, L., …Seddon, A. B. (2019). Experimental observation of gain in a resonantly pumped Pr3+-doped chalcogenide glass mid-infrared fibre amplifier notwithstanding the signal excited-state absorption. Scientific Reports, 9, Article 11426. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-47432-w

We demonstrate a maximum gain of 4.6 dB at a signal wavelength of 5.28 μm in a 4.1 μm resonantly pumped Pr3+- doped selenide-based chalcogenide glass fibre amplifier of length 109 mm, as well as a new signal excited-stated absorption (ESA) at signal... Read More about Experimental observation of gain in a resonantly pumped Pr3+-doped chalcogenide glass mid-infrared fibre amplifier notwithstanding the signal excited-state absorption.

(INVITED) Methods for determining the refractive indices and thermo-optic coefficients of chalcogenide glasses at MIR wavelengths (2019)
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Fang, Y., Furniss, D., Jayasuriya, D., Parnell, H., Tang, Z., Gibson, D., …Benson, T. (2019). (INVITED) Methods for determining the refractive indices and thermo-optic coefficients of chalcogenide glasses at MIR wavelengths. Optical Materials: X, 2, Article 100030. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omx.2019.100030

Chalcogenide glasses have attracted much attention for the realization of photonic components owing to their outstanding optical properties in the mid-infrared (MIR) region. However, relatively few refractive index dispersion data are presently avail... Read More about (INVITED) Methods for determining the refractive indices and thermo-optic coefficients of chalcogenide glasses at MIR wavelengths.

Mid-IR supercontinuum generation in birefringent, low loss, ultra-high numerical aperture Ge-As-Se-Te chalcogenide step-index fiber (2019)
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Jayasuriya, D., Petersen, C. R., Furniss, D., Markos, C., Tang, Z., Habib, M. S., …Seddon, A. B. (2019). Mid-IR supercontinuum generation in birefringent, low loss, ultra-high numerical aperture Ge-As-Se-Te chalcogenide step-index fiber. Optical Materials Express, 9(6), 2617-2629. https://doi.org/10.1364/ome.9.002617

This work reports on the fabrication and subsequent supercontinuum generation in a Ge-As-Se-Te/Ge-As-Se core/clad chalcogenide step-index fiber with an elliptical-core and an ultra-high numerical aperture of 1.88 ± 0.02 from 2.5 - 15 µm wavelength. T... Read More about Mid-IR supercontinuum generation in birefringent, low loss, ultra-high numerical aperture Ge-As-Se-Te chalcogenide step-index fiber.

Determining small refractive index contrast in chalcogenide-glass pairs at mid-infrared wavelengths (2019)
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Fang, Y., Furniss, D., Jayasuriya, D., Parnell, H., Crane, R., Tang, Z., …Benson, T. (2019). Determining small refractive index contrast in chalcogenide-glass pairs at mid-infrared wavelengths. Optical Materials Express, 9(5), 2022-2036. https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.9.002022

A two-composition thin film (Ge20Sb10Se70/Ge20Sb10Se67S3 atomic%core/cladding glasses) was fabricated using a hot-fibre-pressing technique in which both glasses follow the same post-fibre processing. A simple approach is proposed that uses normal inc... Read More about Determining small refractive index contrast in chalcogenide-glass pairs at mid-infrared wavelengths.

Experimental and numerical investigation to rationalize both near-infrared and mid-infrared spontaneous emission in Pr3+ doped selenide-chalcogenide fiber (2019)
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Sujecki, S., Sojka, L., Beres-Pawlik, E., Anders, K., Piramidowicz, R., Tang, Z., …Seddon, A. (2019). Experimental and numerical investigation to rationalize both near-infrared and mid-infrared spontaneous emission in Pr3+ doped selenide-chalcogenide fiber. Journal of Luminescence, 209, 14-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2019.01.023

This contribution reports on detailed experimental and numerical investigations of both near-infrared (NIR) and mid-infrared (MIR) photoluminescence obtained in praseodymium trivalent ion doped chalcogenide-selenide glass fiber. The experimental anal... Read More about Experimental and numerical investigation to rationalize both near-infrared and mid-infrared spontaneous emission in Pr3+ doped selenide-chalcogenide fiber.

Modeling of resonantly pumped mid-infrared Pr3+-doped chalcogenide fiber amplifier with different pumping schemes (2018)
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Shen, M., Furniss, D., Tang, Z., Barney, E. R., Sójka, L., Sujecki, S., …Seddon, A. B. (2018). Modeling of resonantly pumped mid-infrared Pr3+-doped chalcogenide fiber amplifier with different pumping schemes. Optics Express, 26(18), 23641-23660. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.26.023641

We propose a model for resonantly pumped Pr3+-doped chalcogenide fiber amplifiers which includes excited state absorption and the full spectral amplified spontaneous emission spanning from 2 μm to 6 μm. Based on this model, the observed near- and mid... Read More about Modeling of resonantly pumped mid-infrared Pr3+-doped chalcogenide fiber amplifier with different pumping schemes.

Numerical analysis of spontaneous mid-infrared light emission from terbium ion doped multimode chalcogenide fibers (2018)
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Sujecki, S., Sojka, L., Pawlik, E., Anders, K., Piramidowicz, R., Tang, Z., …Seddon, A. (2018). Numerical analysis of spontaneous mid-infrared light emission from terbium ion doped multimode chalcogenide fibers. Journal of Luminescence, 199, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2018.03.031

In this contribution we use a numerical model to study the photoluminescence emitted by Tb3+ doped chalcogenide-selenide glass fibers pumped by laser light at approximately 3 µm. The model consists of the set of ordinary differential equations (ODEs)... Read More about Numerical analysis of spontaneous mid-infrared light emission from terbium ion doped multimode chalcogenide fibers.

Numerical modelling of Tb3+ doped selenide-chalcogenide multimode fibre based spontaneous emission sources (2017)
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Sujecki, S., Sójka, L., Bereś-Pawlik, E., Sakr, H., Tang, Z., Barney, E. R., …Seddon, A. B. (2017). Numerical modelling of Tb3+ doped selenide-chalcogenide multimode fibre based spontaneous emission sources. Optical and Quantum Electronics, 49(12), Article 416. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-017-1255-5

A model is developed of a terbium (III) ion doped selenide chalcogenide glass fibre source that provides spontaneous emission within the mid-infrared (MIR) wavelength range. Three numerical algorithms are used to calculate the solution and compare th... Read More about Numerical modelling of Tb3+ doped selenide-chalcogenide multimode fibre based spontaneous emission sources.

Modelling of multimode selenide-chalcogenide glass fibre based mir spontaneous emission sources (2017)
Conference Proceeding
Sujecki, S., Sójka, L., Bereś-Pawlik, E., Piramidowicz, R., Sakr, H., Tang, Z., …Seddon, A. B. (2017). Modelling of multimode selenide-chalcogenide glass fibre based mir spontaneous emission sources. In 2017 19th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON) (1-4). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTON.2017.8024909

Chalcogenide glass fibres have been demonstrated as a suitable medium for the realisation of spontaneous emission sources for mid-infrared photonics applications with a particular emphasis on sensor technology. Such sources give a viable alternative... Read More about Modelling of multimode selenide-chalcogenide glass fibre based mir spontaneous emission sources.

Determining the refractive index dispersion and thickness of hot-pressed chalcogenide thin films from an improved Swanepoel method (2017)
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Fang, Y., Jayasuriya, D., Furniss, D., Tang, Z., Sojka, Ł., Markos, C., …Benson, T. (2017). Determining the refractive index dispersion and thickness of hot-pressed chalcogenide thin films from an improved Swanepoel method. Optical and Quantum Electronics, 49, Article 237. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-017-1057-9

The well-known method presented by Swanepoel can be used to determine the refractive index dispersion of thin films in the near-infrared region from wavelength values at maxima and minima, only, of the transmission interference fringes. In order to e... Read More about Determining the refractive index dispersion and thickness of hot-pressed chalcogenide thin films from an improved Swanepoel method.

Measurement of non-linear optical coefficients of chalcogenide glasses near the fundamental absorption band edge (2017)
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Romanova, E., Kuzyutkina, Y., Shiryaev, V., Abdel-Moneim, N., Furniss, D., Benson, T., …Guizard, S. (2018). Measurement of non-linear optical coefficients of chalcogenide glasses near the fundamental absorption band edge. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 480, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnoncrysol.2017.03.031

A time-resolved pump-probe method is used for the evaluation of non-linear optical coefficients of chalcogenide glasses from the As-S-Se and Ge-Se systems near their fundamental absorption band edges. The results are analyzed via comparison with the... Read More about Measurement of non-linear optical coefficients of chalcogenide glasses near the fundamental absorption band edge.