All-optical poling permits the polar orientation of molecules. FOr an efficient poling of thin films, relative phases, amplitudes and polarizations of the two interfering beams must be controlled. We present an original stable one-arm interfermeter which is specific to the recording of two-color interferences. It relies on teh index dispersion of optical glasses. This particular interference technique permits true real-time non-perturbative monitoring of the polar orientation process and a fast all optical poling of thin film materials, without need for phase control.

Date Published: 1 November 2002
PDF: 5 pages
Proc. SPIE 4812, Nonlinear Spectroscopy, (1 November 2002); doi: 10.1117/12.451386

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 4812:
Nonlinear Spectroscopy
David L. Andrews, Editor(s)