Title :
Nanometer-scale structuring of gold thin-films and graphene by femtosecond laser Bessel beams
Author :
Sahin, Ramazan ; Simsek, Ergun ; Akturk, Selcuk
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Istanbul Tech. Univ., Istanbul, Turkey
Abstract :
We report nanometer-size patterning of various thin films by femtosecond pulsed Bessel beams. Nanoslit arrays fabricated on gold films exhibit excitation of surface plasmon polaritons. We extend the approach to single-atomic-layer systems such as graphene.
Keywords :
gold; graphene; high-speed optical techniques; laser ablation; metallic thin films; nanofabrication; nanopatterning; nanostructured materials; polaritons; surface plasmons; Au; C; femtosecond laser Bessel beams; gold thin films; graphene; nanometer scale structuring; nanometer size patterning; nanoslit arrays; single atomic layer system; surface plasmon polaritons; Gold; Graphene; Laser ablation; Laser beams; Optical device fabrication; Optical films; Optical pulses;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
