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Nano-modification inside transparent materials by femtosecond laser single beam

Nano-modification inside transparent materials by femtosecond laser single beam
Nano-modification inside transparent materials by femtosecond laser single beam
Periodic nanostructures along the polarization direction of light are observed inside silica glasses and tellurium dioxide single crystal after irradiation by a focused single femtosecond laser beam. Backscattering electron images of the irradiated spot inside silica glass reveal a periodic structure of stripe-like regions of ~20 nm width with a low oxygen concentration. In the case of the tellurium dioxide single crystal, secondary electron images within the focal spot show the formation of a periodic structure of voids with ~30 nm width. Oxygen defects in a silica glass and voids in a tellurium dioxide single crystal are aligned perpendicular to the laser polarization direction. These are the smallest nanostructures below the diffraction limit of light, which are formed inside transparent materials. The phenomenon is interpreted in terms of interference between the incident light field and the electric field of electron plasma wave generated in the bulk of material.
ultrashort pulse laser, nanostructure, interference, plasma
0217-9849
225-238
Shimotsuma, Yasuhiko
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Hirao, Kazuyuki
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Qiu, Jiarong
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Kazansky, Peter G.
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Hirao, Kazuyuki
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Kazansky, Peter G.
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Shimotsuma, Yasuhiko, Hirao, Kazuyuki, Qiu, Jiarong and Kazansky, Peter G. (2005) Nano-modification inside transparent materials by femtosecond laser single beam. Modern Physics Letters B, 19 (5), 225-238. (doi:10.1142/S0217984905008281).

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Abstract

Periodic nanostructures along the polarization direction of light are observed inside silica glasses and tellurium dioxide single crystal after irradiation by a focused single femtosecond laser beam. Backscattering electron images of the irradiated spot inside silica glass reveal a periodic structure of stripe-like regions of ~20 nm width with a low oxygen concentration. In the case of the tellurium dioxide single crystal, secondary electron images within the focal spot show the formation of a periodic structure of voids with ~30 nm width. Oxygen defects in a silica glass and voids in a tellurium dioxide single crystal are aligned perpendicular to the laser polarization direction. These are the smallest nanostructures below the diffraction limit of light, which are formed inside transparent materials. The phenomenon is interpreted in terms of interference between the incident light field and the electric field of electron plasma wave generated in the bulk of material.

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Published date: 2005
Keywords: ultrashort pulse laser, nanostructure, interference, plasma

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Local EPrints ID: 20999
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/20999
ISSN: 0217-9849
PURE UUID: d6b4de36-bfc9-4b85-b082-be057e6e5c08

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Date deposited: 07 Mar 2006
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 06:27

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Author: Yasuhiko Shimotsuma
Author: Kazuyuki Hirao
Author: Jiarong Qiu

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