We report the fabrication and optical characterization of microsphere in chalcogenide . We show that high modes of a diameter chalcogenide glass can be efficiently excited via evanescent coupling using a silica tapered fiber. Loaded factors of more than 20 000 have been measured. Fine analysis of the coupling spectrum around led to an estimation of the microsphere eccentricity of less than 1%. Owing to the unique combination properties of chalcogenide glass and the microspheres geometry, we expect this architecture to offer an ideal environment for versatile applications on both the telecommunication and midinfrared wavelength windows.
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