PlanarringresonatorwaveguidesarefabricatedinthinfilmsofAs2S3chalcogenideglass,depositedonsilicaon-siliconsubstrates.WaveguidecoresaredirectlywrittenbyscanningthefocusedilluminationofafemtosecondTi:sapphirelaseratacentralwavelengthof810nm,throughatwo-photonphoto-darkeningprocess.Alargephotoinducedindexchangeof0.3–0.4refractiveindexunitsisobtained.Theradiusoftheringresonatoris1.9mm,correspondingtoatransmissionfreespectralrangeof9.1GHz.Ahighloaded（intrinsic）Qvalueof110,000（180,000）isachieved.Thethermaldependenceoftheresonatortransferfunctionischaracterized.Theresultsprovidethefirstreport,tothebestofourknowledge,ofdirectlywrittenhigh-Qringresonatorsinchalcogenideglassfilms,anddemonstratethepotentialofthissimpletechniquetowardsthefabricationofplanarlightguidecircuitsinthesematerials.
