Title :
Morphology of femtosecond laser modification of bulk dielectrics
Author :
Popov, K.I. ; McElcheran, C. ; Briggs, K. ; Mack, S. ; Ramunno, L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Abstract :
Using 3D FDTD simulations, we study the morphology of the laser-created plasma inside fused silica. The most important effect responsible for plasma morphology is the electromagnetic pulse refraction by the generated plasma.
Keywords :
dielectric materials; electromagnetic wave refraction; finite difference time-domain analysis; laser materials processing; optical materials; plasma production by laser; silicon compounds; 3D FDTD simulations; SiO2; bulk dielectrics; electromagnetic pulse refraction; femtosecond laser modification; laser-created plasma inside fused silica; plasma morphology; Dielectrics; Kerr effect; Laser modes; Nonlinear optics; Numerical models; Plasmas;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
