Title :
Positive and negative thermal poling of germanosilicate fibres
Author :
Wong, D. ; Wei Xu ; Arentoft, J. ; Fleming, S.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Fibre Technol. Centre, Sydney Univ., NSW, Australia
Abstract :
In situ measurements of thermal poling of germanosilicate fibers under positive and negative poling voltages show different dynamics of a linear electro-optic effect induced into fibers. The mechanism for the induced electro-optic effect is addressed.
Keywords :
electro-optical effects; germanate glasses; optical fibres; silicon compounds; GeO/sub 2/-SiO/sub 2/; GeO/sub 2/-SiO/sub 2/ fibres; germanosilicate fibres; in situ measurements; linear electro-optic effect; negative thermal poling; positive thermal poling; Electrodes; Low earth orbit satellites; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Polymers; Signal processing; Silicon compounds; Temperature; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.768073
