Open AccessSingle is better than double: theoretical and experimental comparison between two thermal poling configurations of optical fibers
Author(s) -
Francesco De Lucia,
Rex H. S. Bannerman,
Nicolas Englebert,
M. Núñez-Velázquez,
François Léo,
James C. Gates,
Simon-Pierre Gorza,
J.K. Sahu,
Pier J. A. Sazio
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.27.027761
Subject(s) - poling , materials science , cladding (metalworking) , optics , optical fiber , anode , polarization (electrochemistry) , thermal , double clad fiber , optoelectronics , polarization maintaining optical fiber , fabrication , electrode , fiber optic sensor , physics , composite material , medicine , chemistry , quantum mechanics , alternative medicine , pathology , meteorology , dielectric , ferroelectricity
Thermal poling, a technique to create permanently effective second-order susceptibility in silica optical fibers, has a suite of applications including frequency conversion and mixing for high harmonic generation and phase sensitive amplification, optical switching and modulation, and polarization-entangled photon pair generation. In this work, we compare both theoretically and experimentally two different electrode configurations for poling optical fibers, namely double-anode and single-anode, for two different geometries of the cladding holes. This analysis reveals that the single-anode configuration is optimal, both for the absolute value of effective χ (2) created in the fiber core, and for the simplification of the fiber fabrication process.