Mechanism Study for Thermal/Electric Field Poling of Fused Silica

On the basis of the experimental reports, the mechanism of the second-order susceptibility ⁽²⁾ for the thermal/electric field poling of fused silica is analyzed, and expressions for ⁽²⁾ are detailedly derived and numerically calculated for the first time. By comparison the theoretical value of ⁽²⁾ with the experiment results, we propose that the effective ⁽²⁾ is created via both the interaction of the intense electric field with the third-order susceptibility ⁽³⁾ and the dipole orientation. The theoretical results show that, in the differently applied voltage, the dipole orientation and ⁽³⁾ play different role in the formation of ⁽²⁾. This theory successfully explains some experiment results.