High second-order nonlinear susceptibility induced in chalcogenide glasses by thermal poling

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1524-1532

  Guignard, Marie ^a   Nazabal, Virginie ^a   Smektala, Frédéric ^a   Zeghlache, Hassina ^b   Kudlinski, Alexandre ^b   Quiquempois, Yves ^b   Martinelli, Gilbert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; GERMANIUM; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; SULFUR;

HIGH SECOND-ORDER SUSCEPTIBILITY; THERMAL POLING PROCESS;

OPTICAL GLASS;

EID: 33144470785     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.001524     Document Type: Article

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