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Journal of Synthetic Crystals ›› 2026, Vol. 55 ›› Issue (8): 1192-1205.DOI: 10.16553/j.cnki.issn1000-985x.2026.0104

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Research Progress on Ferroelectric Crystal Fibers

SUN Min, MA Tianqi, PANG Yuli, LU Xu, ZHUANG Yongyong, WEI Xiaoyong, XU Zhuo()   

  1. Electronic Materials Research Laboratory,Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education,School of Electronic Science and Engineering,Xi’an Jiaotong University,Xi’an 710049,China
  • Received:2026-05-26 Online:2026-08-20 Published:2026-08-26
  • Contact: XU Zhuo

Abstract: Ferroelectric crystal fibers combine the excellent optical nonlinearity, electro-optic effect, and piezoelectric property of ferroelectric materials with the structural advantages of fiber waveguides, which is a cutting-edge research direction in the field of integrated photonics. In this paper, the preparation techniques, material systems, performance characteristics, and application progress of ferroelectric single-crystal fibers and ferroelectric microcrystalline fibers are systematically reviewed. In terms of preparation techniques, laser-heated pedestal growth (LHPG) and micro-pulling-down (μ-PD) methods can realize the growth of high-quality single-crystal fibers, while in-situ crystallization and low-temperature composition methods provide a general method for large-scale production of microcrystalline composite fibers. Regarding material systems, lithium niobate, lithium tantalate, and relaxor ferroelectric single-crystals represent the mainstream directions for ferroelectric single-crystal fibers. Ferroelectric microcrystalline fibers, on the other hand, embed ferroelectric microcrystals into a glass matrix via in-situ crystallization or low-temperature composition, thereby endowing the fibers with second-order nonlinear optical functionality. In nonlinear optical applications, periodically poled ferroelectric single-crystal fibers can achieve high-efficiency quasi-phase-matching second-harmonic generation. Randomly distributed ferroelectric microcrystalline fibers, benefiting from random quasi-phase-matching mechanisms, exhibit broadband and polarization-robust frequency conversion characteristics. Additionally, ferroelectric crystal fibers also show broad application prospects in nonlinear frequency conversion, electro-optic modulation, energy harvesting, and other fields. Finally, this paper discusses the key scientific issues and challenges in this field and provides an outlook on future development directions.

Key words: ferroelectric crystal fiber; phase matching; second-order nonlinear; electro-optic modulation; energy harvesting

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