Thermally induced second-order nonlinearity in silica-based glasses

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Fokine, M [1 ]
Saito, K [1 ]
Ikushima, AJ [1 ]
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[1] Toyota Technol Inst, Res Ctr Adv Photon Technol, Tempa Ku, Nagoya, Aichi 4688511, Japan
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10.1063/1.2112205
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This letter presents the observation of second-harmonic generation in pure silica and germanium-doped glass samples after heat treatment at elevated temperatures followed by rapid quenching to room temperature. No applied voltage has been used and the samples do not contain crystals. The induced nonlinearity is located near the surfaces of the sample. The possible origin of the second-order nonlinearity is discussed. (C) 2005 American Institute of Physics.
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