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Void-Nanograting Transition by Ultrashort Laser Pulse Irradiation in Silica Glass

Void-Nanograting Transition by Ultrashort Laser Pulse Irradiation in Silica Glass
Void-Nanograting Transition by Ultrashort Laser Pulse Irradiation in Silica Glass
The structural evolution from void modification to self-assembled nanogratings in fused silica is observed for moderate (NA > 0.4) focusing conditions. Void formation, appears before the geometrical focus after the initial few pulses and after subsequent irradiation, nanogratings gradually occur at the top of the induced structures. Nonlinear Schrödinger equation based simulations are conducted to simulate the laser fluence, intensity and electron concentration in the regions of modification. Comparing the experiment with simulations, the voids form due to cavitation in the regions where electron concentration exceeds 1020 cm-3 but is below critical. In this scenario, the energy absorption is insufficient to reach the critical electron concentration that was once assumed to occur in the regime of void formation and nanogratings, shedding light on the potential formation mechanism of nanogratings.
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Dai, Ye
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Patel, Aabid
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Song, Juan
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Beresna, Martynas
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Kazansky, Peter
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Dai, Ye
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Patel, Aabid
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Song, Juan
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Beresna, Martynas
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Kazansky, Peter
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Dai, Ye, Patel, Aabid, Song, Juan, Beresna, Martynas and Kazansky, Peter (2016) Void-Nanograting Transition by Ultrashort Laser Pulse Irradiation in Silica Glass. University of Southampton doi:10.5258/SOTON/385798 [Dataset]

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The structural evolution from void modification to self-assembled nanogratings in fused silica is observed for moderate (NA > 0.4) focusing conditions. Void formation, appears before the geometrical focus after the initial few pulses and after subsequent irradiation, nanogratings gradually occur at the top of the induced structures. Nonlinear Schrödinger equation based simulations are conducted to simulate the laser fluence, intensity and electron concentration in the regions of modification. Comparing the experiment with simulations, the voids form due to cavitation in the regions where electron concentration exceeds 1020 cm-3 but is below critical. In this scenario, the energy absorption is insufficient to reach the critical electron concentration that was once assumed to occur in the regime of void formation and nanogratings, shedding light on the potential formation mechanism of nanogratings.

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Published date: 2016
Additional Information: Data for related publication: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/3399255
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre, ORC Research
Projects:
Printed Optics by Ultrafast Laser Nanostructuring of Glass
Funded by: UNSPECIFIED (EP/M029042/1)
1 July 2015 to 30 June 2018

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Local EPrints ID: 385798
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/385798
PURE UUID: c73ae6c0-3e75-49ff-8f22-782c9ba5610c
ORCID for Aabid Patel: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-9902-5192

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Date deposited: 09 Aug 2016 11:18
Last modified: 04 Nov 2023 14:55

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Creator: Ye Dai
Creator: Aabid Patel ORCID iD
Creator: Juan Song
Creator: Martynas Beresna
Creator: Peter Kazansky

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