Inducing or enhancing electro-optic properties in optically transmissive material with simultaneous UV irradiation and electric field application
AssigneeThe University of Sydney
InventorsTakumi Fujiwara, Danny Wong, Simon Fleming, Yuxing Zhao, Mark Sceats, Simon Poole, Graham Town
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Abstract
A method of inducing or enhancing the electro-optic properties of an optically transmissive material such as an optical fiber (1) which comprises applying an electric field by means of electrodes (4) to the optical fiber and subjecting the material to UV radiation (9).
Claims74
A method for inducing or enhancing electro-optic properties in an optically transmissive silica or silicate material comprising substantially simultaneously applying a separate electric field to the material and subjecting the material to incident ultraviolet electromagnetic radiation.
A method for inducing or enhancing electro-optic properties in an optically transmissive silica or silicate material comprising applying an electric field to the material and subjecting the material to incident ultraviolet electromagnetic irradiation wherein said electric field has a frequency less than that of visible light.
A device having electro-optic properties comprising an optically transmissive silica or silicate material being altered to create predetermined electrooptic properties by means of substantially simultaneously subjecting said material to a separate electric field by an electric field creation means and ultra violet radiation by an ultraviolet radiation source so as to create said predetermined electro-optic properties.
A device having electro-optic properties comprising an optically transmissive silica or silicate material being altered to create predetermined electro-optic properties by ineans of subjecting said material to an electric field by an electric field creation means and ultraviolet radiation by an ultra violet radiation source so as to create said field having a frequency less-than that of visible light.
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