Photoinduced second-harmonic generation in gamma-ray-irradiated optical fibers
- 1 August 1990
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 15 (15) , 834-835
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.15.000834
Abstract
The effect of gamma-ray irradiation on photoinduced second-harmonic generation in optical fibers is investigated for the first time to our knowledge. A significant increase (by a factor of 20) in the conversion efficiency of gamma-ray-irradiated optical fibers is found. An explanation of the experimental results is suggested, which is based on the photovoltaic mechanism of the photoinduced second-harmonic generation.Keywords
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