Materials roadmap for inscription of nanogratings inside transparent dielectrics using ultrafast lasers

H Yao, Q Xie, M Cavillon, Y Dai, M Lancry - Progress in Materials Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract 20 years ago, volume nanogratings were discovered in silica glass upon ultrafast
laser irradiation. Since then, these extraordinary self-organised and birefringent structures …

Phase singularities and optical vortices in photonics

AP Porfirev, AA Kuchmizhak, SO Gurbatov… - Phys. Usp, 2022 - ufn.ru
Since the second half of the 20th century, ideas to develop methods for the formation of
optical vortices (OVs) or OV beams–regions of circular motion of energy flow in an …

Nanoscale investigations of femtosecond laser induced nanogratings in optical glasses

Q Xie, N Shchedrina, M Cavillon, B Poumellec… - Nanoscale …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Femtosecond (fs) laser irradiation inside transparent materials has drawn considerable
interest over the past two decades. More specifically, self-assembled nanogratings, induced …

Ultrafast laser writing in different types of silica glass

Y Lei, H Wang, L Skuja, B Kühn, B Franz… - Laser & Photonics …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
It is demonstrated that ultrafast laser writing in silica glass depends on the grade of silica
glass associated with the method of its manufacture. Moreover, laser‐written modifications …

3D printing of hierarchical structures made of inorganic silicon-rich glass featuring self-forming nanogratings

PH Huang, S Chen, O Hartwig, DE Marschner… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Hierarchical structures are abundant in nature, such as in the superhydrophobic surfaces of
lotus leaves and the structural coloration of butterfly wings. They consist of ordered features …

Nanoscale phase separation in lithium niobium silicate glass by femtosecond laser irradiation

J Cao, B Poumellec, L Mazerolles… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the phase transformation in glass and the morphology of related
nanostructure after femtosecond laser irradiation is of great importance for fabricating …

Birefringent microstructures in bulk fluorite produced by ultrafast pulsewidth-dependent laser inscription

SI Kudryashov, PA Danilov, AE Rupasov… - Applied Surface …, 2021 - Elsevier
Three-segment microtracks were for the first time inscribed in bulk fluorite in the scanning
mode via multishot exposure by tightly-focused 515-nm ultrashort laser pulses of variable …

Self‐organized periodic crystallization in unconventional glass created by an ultrafast laser for optical attenuation in the broadband near‐infrared region

B Zhang, D Tan, X Liu, L Tong… - Advanced Optical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The construction of functional photonic structures in transparent solids for various
applications, such as 3D displays, optical information processing, and tunable lasers, is of …

Multilevel data writing in nanoporous glass by a few femtosecond laser pulses

AS Lipatiev, SS Fedotov, AG Okhrimchuk, SV Lotarev… - Applied …, 2018 - opg.optica.org
Multidimensional data recording inside nanoporous high-silica glass by a femtosecond laser
beam has been investigated. It is shown that three femtosecond laser pulses at pulse …

Effects of thermal annealing on femtosecond laser micromachined glass surfaces

F Sala, P Paié, R Martínez Vázquez, R Osellame… - Micromachines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Femtosecond laser micromachining (FLM) of fused silica allows for the realization of three-
dimensional embedded optical elements and microchannels with micrometric feature size …