Tellurite-based core-clad dual-electrodes composite fibers

Clément Strutynski (1) , Frédéric Desevedavy (1) , A. Lemière (1) , Jean-Charles Jules (1) , Grégory Gadret (1) , Thierry Cardinal (2) , Frédéric Smektala (1) , Sylvain Danto (2)

1 ICB - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne
2 ICMCB - Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux

Tailored tellurite-glasses possess excellent thermo-viscous ability and linear/nonlinear optical properties. Here, bringing together the merits of these materials with fiber optic technology, we report on the first tellurite-based core-clad dual-electrode composite fiber made by direct, homothetic preform-to-fiber thermal co-drawing. The rheological and optical properties of the selected glasses allow both to regulate the metallic melting flow and to manage the refractive index core/clad waveguide profile. We demonstrate the electrical continuity of the electrodes over meters of fiber. We believe the drawing of architectures merging electrical and optical features in a unique elongated wave-guiding structure will enable to develop new in-fiber functionalities based on hybrid electric/optic nonlinear effects.

Mots clés: Fiber design and fabrication; Nonlinear optics; Glass and other amorphous materials

Domaines: Matériaux

Clément Strutynski, Frédéric Desevedavy, A. Lemière, Jean-Charles Jules, Grégory Gadret, et al.. Tellurite-based core-clad dual-electrodes composite fibers. Optical Materials Express, 2017, 7 (5), pp.1503-1508. ⟨10.1364/OME.7.001503⟩. ⟨hal-01537575⟩