High second-order optical nonlinearities in thermally poled sol-gel silica

Silica glass samples prepared by a sol-gel process, the mixture of silica sol for gelation and colloidal silica particles, have been thermally poled in vacuum by continuous high voltage (8-12 kV) at elevated temperature (280°C). High second-order nonlinearities (>1pm/V), located under the anodic...

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Main Authors: Pruneri, V. (Author), Bonfrate, G. (Author), Kazansky, P.G (Author), Takebe, H. (Author), Morinaga, K. (Author), Kohno, M. (Author), Kuwasaki, K. (Author), Takeuchi, T. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 1999-05.
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520 |a Silica glass samples prepared by a sol-gel process, the mixture of silica sol for gelation and colloidal silica particles, have been thermally poled in vacuum by continuous high voltage (8-12 kV) at elevated temperature (280°C). High second-order nonlinearities (>1pm/V), located under the anodic surface, have been measured and the values are higher than those obtained in fixed silica glass, poled under the same conditions. A model for thermal poling is suggested which explains the experimental results in sol-gel silica and the difference between thermal poling of sol-gel and fused silica. The granular structure and the boundaries of sol-gel silica seem to play a major role in establishing the electrical properties of the depletion layer during and after poling. 
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