Abstract: There is disclosed second-order nonlinear glass material wherein a part having second-order nonlinearity contain Ge, H and OH and second-order nonlinear optical constant d of 1 pm/V or more, and a method for producing second-order nonliner glass material comprising treating a porous class material containing Ge with hydrohen, sintering it and subjecting it to a ultraviolet poling treatment. There can be provided second-order nonlinger glass material having second-order nonlinearity which is a sufficiently high and has a sufficiently long lifetime for a practical purpose, in use of the glass material for optical elements or the like.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 23, 2000
Date of Patent:
April 30, 2002
Assignees:
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., Toyota Tecnological Institute
Inventors:
Jun Abe, Seiki Ejima, Akira J. Ikushima, Takumi Fujiwara