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Silica Fiber Poling Technology
Author(s) -
Xu W.,
Blazkiewicz P.,
Fleming S.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/1521-4095(200107)13:12/13<1014::aid-adma1014>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - poling , materials science , optical fiber , fiber , optoelectronics , optics , composite material , nonlinear optics , amorphous solid , nonlinear system , laser , crystallography , chemistry , physics , dielectric , ferroelectricity , quantum mechanics
Silica fiber poling technology is used to induce a second‐order nonlinearity or linear electro‐optic coefficient into silica fiber, an amorphous centrosymmetric material without intrinsic second‐order nonlinearity. This paper reports on three poling techniques used for silica fiber: thermal poling, CO 2 laser‐assisted poling, and ultraviolet (UV) poling. The characteristics, mechanisms, and latest research results for each poling technique are addressed.