• DocumentCode
    2871049
  • Title

    75% enhancement of the second order nonlinearity in twin-hole fibres through voltage assisted cooling during poling

  • Author

    Canagasabey, Albert ; Mezzapesa, Francesco P. ; Corbari, Costantino ; Kazansky, Peter G. ; Ibsen, Morten

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A technique by which the second order nonlinearity of poled silica fibre is significantly increased is demonstrated. Voltage assisted cooling technique offers a significant increase in chi(2) compared to the standard thermal poling technique.
  • Keywords
    cooling; electro-optical devices; holey fibres; nonlinear optical susceptibility; silicon compounds; SiO2; poled silica fibre; second order nonlinearity; standard thermal poling technique comparison; twin-hole fibres; voltage assisted cooling technique; Breakdown voltage; Cooling; Electrooptic devices; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optical devices; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Silicon compounds; Temperature; (190.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibres; (230.4320) Nonlinear optical devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Long Beach, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-813-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628222
  • Filename
    4628222