Evaluation of alkali-rich glasses for poling

Author

Brennand, A.L.R. ; Kazansky, Peter G. ; Wilkinson, J.S.

Author_Institution

Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK

fYear

2002

fDate

24-24 May 2002

Firstpage

236

Abstract

Summary form only given. A method to assess the dielectric strength and sodium ion mobility of alkali-rich glasses for thermal poling has been described. The dielectric strengths obtained for Pyrex, BK7, soda lime glass and crown glass are consistent with values from the literature, and the linearity of the voltage versus time characteristics is consistent with theory. The dielectric strength found for SFL6 is ten times lower than that of the other glasses, which is supported by measurement of its relative optical damage threshold.

Keywords

dielectric polarisation; electric breakdown; electric strength; ion mobility; nonlinear optics; optical glass; permittivity measurement; BK7; Pyrex; SFL6; alkali-rich glasses; crown glass; dielectric strength; dielectric strength measurement; relative optical damage threshold; soda lime glass; sodium ion mobility; thermal poling; voltage; Aluminum; Anodes; Breakdown voltage; Dielectric breakdown; Dielectric measurements; Electrodes; Glass; Linear approximation; Optimized production technology; Silicon compounds;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the

Conference_Location

Long Beach, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-706-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2002.1033889

Filename

1033889