Title :
UV poling of pure fused silica by high-intensity femtosecond radiation
Author :
Corbari, Costantino ; Kazansky, Peter G. ; Slattery, Stephen A. ; Nikogosyan, David N.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
We demonstrated UV poling of a pure fused silica sample by applying to it an electric field of 200 kV/cm and irradiating it with high-intensity (∼200 GW/cm2) femtosecond (220 fs) laser pulses at 264 nm.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser beam effects; optical glass; optical harmonic generation; silicon compounds; ultraviolet radiation effects; 220 fs; 264 nm; SiO2; UV poling; femtosecond radiation; pure fused silica;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
