The rapid development of the femtosecond laser has revolutionized materials processing
due to its unique characteristics of ultrashort pulse width and extremely high peak intensity …

Femtosecond‐laser micromachining (also known as inscription or writing) has been
developed as one of the most efficient techniques for direct three‐dimensional …

Femtosecond laser pulses have been extensively employed to achieve 3D micro‐and
nanofabrication in various materials for a broad variety of applications. LiNbO3 crystal is a …

Lithium niobate (LN), spurred by its success for fiber-optic communications, has remained
the material of choice for high-performance electrooptic (EO) modulators. The past decade …

In this paper we review the micromachining of photonic devices in several materials by
means of ultrashort laser pulses. The physical mechanisms underlying the refractive index …

Energetic ion beams with diverse energies, species and beam dimensions have been
extensively utilized to modify the properties of materials to achieve versatile applications in …

This Review provides an exhaustive and detailed description of ion migration phenomena
which occur inside transparent dielectric media due to the interaction with intense ultrashort …

A range of ion beam techniques have been used to fabricate a variety of photonic guiding
structures in the well-known lithium niobate (⁠ LiNbO 3 or LN) crystals that are of great …

Femtosecond laser-induced structural changes in LiNbO 3 are studied. Depending on the
laser processing parameters two different types of modification are identified and their origin …

Efficient and long-lived interfaces between light and matter are crucial for the development
of quantum information technologies. Integrated photonic solutions for quantum storage …