Space-selectively crystallized fiber with second-order optical nonlinearity for variable optical attenuation

Seiki Ohara, Hirokazu Masai, Yoshihiro Takahashi, Takumi Fujiwara, Yuki Kondo, Naoki Sugimoto

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Abstract

We have fabricated BaO-TiO2-GeO2-SiO 2-based glass fibers with the oriented space-selectively crystallized structure by laser irradiation and also demonstrated variable optical attenuation induced by electro- optical birefringence change based on second-order optical nonlinearity. The transmittance of a polarized signal is controlled by an electric field applied to the fiber, and the electro-optic fiber devices are operated with extremely low nanowatt electric power dissipation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1027-1029
Number of pages3
JournalOptics Letters
Volume34
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009 Apr 1

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