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The spokesperson said they were working "to overcome additional challenges such as secondary damages and additional poling and cabling work in some areas".

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2025

These shorter wavelengths are achieved when the trapped light in the cavity undergoes a process called all-optical poling, which induces what is known as second-order nonlinearity in the silicon nitride.

From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2023

Behind me he stands atop a short platform, gently poling the skiff over improbably clear water.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2017

“We’re going to get into the world of different poling techniques,” Mr. Paulsen said.

From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2014

Most of the men who lived here were out fishing, some not far from the shore, poling their sampans through the shallow water.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz