With the aim of improving the performance of diffraction gratings, a piezoelectric-driven
vibration-assisted UV nanoimprint method is proposed for use in the fabrication of diffraction …

For the first time, we have demonstrated the control of the sign and magnitude of the second-
order optical nonlinearity (SON) of thermally poled soda-lime glasses with a DC voltage …

Six niobium rich glasses presenting different sodium contents were synthetized. On the
basis of complementary infrared and Raman analysis, the influence of the sodium content …

Compositional and structural modification of the subanodic region of poled soda-lime glass
under secondary heat treatment is studied using secondary ion mass spectrometry and …

It is demonstrated that the annealing of the soda lime glass poled in closed and open anode
configuration results in the formation of microcrystals of dicalcium silicate (β-Ca 2 SiO 4) and …

For the first time, we demonstrated that additional poling at room temperature (cold repoling)
of a soda-lime glass thermally poled in open anode configuration causes an increase of the …

The development of novel sensing systems requires breakthroughs in the conception of
multifunctional materials. In this sense, while extensive research has been dedicated to the …

Gradient refractive index (GRIN) micro-optics present unique opportunities for control of the
chromatic properties, new degrees of freedom for optical design as well as the potential for …

Numerous innovations in photonics have been realized on the basis of nonlinear optical
properties, notably in information technologies. To take advantage of the nonlinear optical …

Micro-and nano-structures are a new type of material structures that combines micrometer-
and nanometer-scale structures in a single material, which confers special properties on the …