摘要： The first broadband directional and multimode interference couplers for the mid-infrared centred around 4 μm wavelength are demonstrated. The devices are inscribed into commercial chalcogenide glass (Gallium-Lanthanum-Sulfide, GLS) provided by the University of Southampton using a tightly focused 800 nm, 5.1 MHz repetition rate femtosecond laser. Low loss waveguides are formed by placing 3 individual laser written tracks next to each other, resulting in propagation losses as low as 0.22 dB/cm. These waveguides are used to create asymmetric directional couplers, where the propagation constant in one arm is tailored to flatten the chromatic response of the device. By locally changing the feedrate at which the sample is translated through the focus, a change in propagation constant is obtained in the coupling region of the device. This yields a 3 dB coupler with a wavelength flattened response over a 500 nm wavelength band for ±5% variation in the coupling ratio compared to < 200 nm for a symmetric directional coupler. Multimode interference couplers were created by placing 26 laser inscribed tracks next to each other to form a 140 μm wide multimode interference region with lengths ranging from 5 to 10 mm. Asymmetry inside the multimode interference regions induced by the sequential writing process results in port dependent cross coupling ratios. Yet, close to 3 dB coupling was found for an 8.1 mm long device when injecting into the left input. The device features nearly perfect achromaticity across 3.75 to 4.25 μm.