Title :
Phase-matched second-harmonic generation in permanently-poled optical fibres
Author :
Fermann, M.E. ; Li, L. ; Farries, M.C. ; Payne, D.N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Comput. Sci., Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
A permanent second-order non-linearity is induced in a phosphorus and germania doped optical fibre via simultaneous excitation and orientation of defect centres. Modal phase-matching leads to efficient second-harmonic generation
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical harmonic generation; SiO2-GeO2-P2O5; defect centres; permanently-poled optical fibres; phase-matching; second-harmonic generation; second-order non-linearity;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1988. (ECOC 88). Fourteenth European Conference on (Conf. Publ. No.292)
Conference_Location :
Brighton