Extraordinary stability of femtosecond direct written structures
Extraordinary stability of femtosecond direct written structures
We report novel results on the stability of femtosecond direct written structures: a silica sample previously irradiated with ultrashort pulses was annealed at increasing temperatures till 1400° C where it crystallized. Our results show that the birefringent direct written structures are stable till a temperature close to the glass transition of silica. After annealing at a temperature as high as 1100° C the form birefringence of the structures is still present, proving that the nature of the laser induced anisotropy is related to a structural change.
Bricchi, Erica
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Kazansky, Peter G.
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2004
Bricchi, Erica
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Kazansky, Peter G.
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Bricchi, Erica and Kazansky, Peter G.
(2004)
Extraordinary stability of femtosecond direct written structures.
POWAG 2004: Roman Baths Summer School on Advanced Glass-Based Nano-Photonics, Bath, UK.
12 - 16 Jul 2004.
3 pp
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We report novel results on the stability of femtosecond direct written structures: a silica sample previously irradiated with ultrashort pulses was annealed at increasing temperatures till 1400° C where it crystallized. Our results show that the birefringent direct written structures are stable till a temperature close to the glass transition of silica. After annealing at a temperature as high as 1100° C the form birefringence of the structures is still present, proving that the nature of the laser induced anisotropy is related to a structural change.
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Published date: 2004
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POWAG 2004: Roman Baths Summer School on Advanced Glass-Based Nano-Photonics, Bath, UK, 2004-07-12 - 2004-07-16
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/41692
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Erica Bricchi
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Peter G. Kazansky
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