Ultrafast laser direct writing nanogratings and their engineering in transparent materials

H Yao, D Pugliese, M Lancry… - Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Femtosecond laser direct writing is a powerful technique for fabricating micro‐nano devices
as it can modify the interior of transparent optical materials in a spatially selective manner …

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 …

Seemingly unlimited lifetime data storage in nanostructured glass

J Zhang, M Gecevičius, M Beresna, PG Kazansky - Physical review letters, 2014 - APS
We demonstrate recording and retrieval of the digital document with a nearly unlimited
lifetime. The recording process of multiplexed digital data was implemented by femtosecond …

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 …

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 …

Distributed optical fiber sensors with ultrafast laser enhanced Rayleigh backscattering profiles for real-time monitoring of solid oxide fuel cell operations

A Yan, S Huang, S Li, R Chen, P Ohodnicki, M Buric… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
This paper reports a technique to enhance the magnitude and high-temperature stability of
Rayleigh back-scattering signals in silica fibers for distributed sensing applications. With …

Ultrafast nanoporous silica formation driven by femtosecond laser irradiation

M Lancry, B Poumellec, J Canning… - Laser & Photonics …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
A type of glass modifications occurring after femto‐second laser irradiation gives rise to
strong (10− 2) from birefringence. This form birefringence is thought to be related to index …

Ultrafast laser direct writing and nanostructuring in transparent materials

M Beresna, M Gecevičius… - Advances in Optics and …, 2014 - opg.optica.org
An overview of recent achievements in the field of femtosecond laser writing in transparent
materials is presented. Thanks to the unique properties of light–matter interaction on the …

Multi‐Dimensional Shingled Optical Recording by Nanostructuring in Glass

J Gao, XJ Zhao, Z Yan, Y Fu, J Qiu… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In the digital era, the need for high‐density data storage techniques has become
increasingly imperative. To address this, the study has demonstrated a multi‐dimensional …

From random inhomogeneities to periodic nanostructures induced in bulk silica by ultrashort laser

A Rudenko, JP Colombier, TE Itina - Physical Review B, 2016 - APS
Femtosecond laser-induced volume nanograting formation is numerically investigated. The
developed model solves nonlinear Maxwell's equations coupled with multiple rate free …