Thermal poling behavior and SHG stability in arsenic-germanium sulfide glasses

Second-order optical properties of thermally poled arsenicgermanium sulfide glasses have been investigated. Parallel studies of glass structure changes upon poling and/or visible cw-laser irradiation and complete SHG quantitative analysis have been performed. Key parameters and poling mechanisms influencing largely SHG stability and efficiency have been pointed out. ©2013 Optical Society of America OCIS codes: (160.2750) Glass and other amorphous materials; (190.4400) Nonlinear optics, materials; (160.4330) Nonlinear optical materials. References and links 1. B. J. Eggleton, B. Luther-Davies, and K. Richardson, “Chalcogenide photonics,” Nat. Photonics 5, 141–148 (2011). 2. Y. Sasaki and Y. Ohmori, “Phase-matched sum-frequency light generation in optical fibers,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 39(6), 466–468 (1981). 3. U. Österberg and W. Margulis, “Experimental studies on efficient frequency doubling in glass optical fibers,” Opt. Lett. 12(1), 57–59 (1987). 4. M. Guignard, V. Nazabal, F. 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