Title :
Freezing ultrashort light pulses by exciton-polariton interference in glass
Author :
Beresna, Martynas ; Kazansky, Peter G. ; Taylor, Thomas ; Kavokin, Alexey V.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
Self-assembled nanostructures with two characteristic periods, sub-wavelength along polarization and close to wavelength along propagation direction, are revealed in silica glass after femtosecond laser writing. The phenomenon is interpreted in terms of exciton-polariton crystal formation.
Keywords :
excitons; glass; high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; polaritons; self-assembly; crystal formation; exciton-polariton interference; femtosecond laser writing; freezing ultrashort light pulses; self-assembled nanostructures; silica glass; Excitons; Glass; Gratings; Nanostructures; Optical polarization; Silicon compounds; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
