Direct writing of birefringent elements by ultrafast laser nanostructuring in multicomponent glass
Direct writing of birefringent elements by ultrafast laser nanostructuring in multicomponent glass
Self-assembled nanostructures created by femtosecond laserirradiation are demonstrated in alkali-free aluminoborosilicate glass. The growth of the induced retardance associated with the nanograting formation is three orders of magnitude slower than in silicaglass and is observed only within a narrow range of pulse energies. However, the strength of retardance asymptotically approaches the value typically measured in pure silicaglass, which is attractive for practical applications. A similar intensity threshold for nanograting formation of about 1 TW/cm2 is observed for all glasses studied. The radially polarized vortex beam micro-converter designed as a space-variant quarter-wave retarder for the near-infrared spectral range is imprinted in commercial Schott AF32 glass.
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Fedotov, S.S.
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Drevinskas, R.
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Lotarev, S.V.
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Lipatiev, A.S.
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Beresna, M.
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Sigaev, V.N.
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Kazansky, P.G.
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17 February 2016
Fedotov, S.S.
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Lotarev, S.V.
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Lipatiev, A.S.
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Beresna, M.
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Sigaev, V.N.
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Kazansky, P.G.
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Fedotov, S.S., Drevinskas, R., Lotarev, S.V., Lipatiev, A.S., Beresna, M., Čerkauskaite, A., Sigaev, V.N. and Kazansky, P.G.
(2016)
Direct writing of birefringent elements by ultrafast laser nanostructuring in multicomponent glass.
Applied Physics Letters, 108 (71905), .
(doi:10.1063/1.4941427).
Abstract
Self-assembled nanostructures created by femtosecond laserirradiation are demonstrated in alkali-free aluminoborosilicate glass. The growth of the induced retardance associated with the nanograting formation is three orders of magnitude slower than in silicaglass and is observed only within a narrow range of pulse energies. However, the strength of retardance asymptotically approaches the value typically measured in pure silicaglass, which is attractive for practical applications. A similar intensity threshold for nanograting formation of about 1 TW/cm2 is observed for all glasses studied. The radially polarized vortex beam micro-converter designed as a space-variant quarter-wave retarder for the near-infrared spectral range is imprinted in commercial Schott AF32 glass.
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Submitted date: 24 November 2015
Accepted/In Press date: 19 January 2016
Published date: 17 February 2016
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