Two‐photon polymerization lithography for optics and photonics: fundamentals, materials, technologies, and applications

H Wang, W Zhang, D Ladika, H Yu… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid development of additive manufacturing has fueled a revolution in various research
fields and industrial applications. Among the myriad of advanced 3D printing techniques …

Femtosecond filamentation in transparent media

A Couairon, A Mysyrowicz - Physics reports, 2007 - Elsevier
This paper introduces and discusses the main aspects of ultrashort laser pulse filamentation
in various transparent media such as air (gases), transparent solids and liquids. The …

Three-dimensional femtosecond laser nanolithography of crystals

A Ródenas, M Gu, G Corrielli, P Paiè, S John, AK Kar… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
So far, nanostructuring of hard optical crystals has been exclusively limited to their surface,
as stress-induced crack formation and propagation render high-precision volume processes …

Ultrafast laser nanostructuring of photopolymers: A decade of advances

M Malinauskas, M Farsari, A Piskarskas, S Juodkazis - Physics Reports, 2013 - Elsevier
Research into the three-dimensional nanostructuring of photopolymers by ultrashort laser
pulses has seen immense growth over the last decade. In this paper, we review the basic …

In‐Volume Laser Direct Writing of Silicon—Challenges and Opportunities

M Chambonneau, D Grojo, O Tokel… - Laser & Photonics …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Laser direct writing is a widely employed technique for 3D, contactless, and fast
functionalization of dielectrics. Its success mainly originates from the utilization of ultrashort …

From ripples to spikes: A hydrodynamical mechanism to interpret femtosecond laser-induced self-assembled structures

GD Tsibidis, C Fotakis, E Stratakis - Physical Review B, 2015 - APS
Materials irradiated with multiple femtosecond laser pulses in subablation conditions are
observed to develop various types of self-assembled morphologies that range from …

The physics of ultra-short laser interaction with solids at non-relativistic intensities

EG Gamaly - Physics Reports, 2011 - Elsevier
The interaction of ultra-fast sub-picosecond laser pulses with solids is a very broad area of
research. The boundaries for research fields covered by this review are defined as follows. A …

Applications of femtosecond laser induced self‐organized planar nanocracks inside fused silica glass

R Taylor, C Hnatovsky, E Simova - Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
We review our recent experimental efforts towards developing photonic and biophotonic
applications of femtosecond laser induced self‐organized planar nanocracks inside fused …

Femtosecond laser induced phenomena in transparent solid materials: Fundamentals and applications

D Tan, KN Sharafudeen, Y Yue, J Qiu - Progress in Materials Science, 2016 - Elsevier
The interaction of intense femtosecond laser pulses with transparent materials is a topic that
has caused great interest of scientists over the past two decades. It will continue to be a …

Transition from thermal diffusion to heat accumulation in high repetition rate femtosecond laser writing of buried optical waveguides

SM Eaton, H Zhang, ML Ng, J Li, WJ Chen, S Ho… - Optics express, 2008 - opg.optica.org
A variable (0.2 to 5 MHz) repetition rate femtosecond laser was applied to delineate the role
of thermal diffusion and heat accumulation effects in forming low-loss optical waveguides in …