Title :
Direct writing of nanoporous capillaries inside fused silica using a focused femtosecond laser beam
Author :
Hnatovsky, Cyril ; Simova, Eli ; Taylor, Rod S. ; Pattathil, Rajeev ; Bhardwaj, Ravi ; Rayner, David M. ; Corkum, Paul B.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Res. Council, Ottawa, ON
Abstract :
One-step femtosecond laser writing is used to make nanoporous capillaries inside fused silica. Laser-induced dye fluorescence shows penetration over millimeters. Fluid flow can be controlled through the porosity dependence on the laser writing parameters.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser beam machining; femtosecond laser beam; femtosecond laser writing; fluid flow; fused silica; laser-induced dye fluorescence; nanoporous capillaries; Fluorescence; Laser beams; Laser theory; Morphology; Nanoporous materials; Optical pulses; Polarization; Silicon compounds; Ultrafast optics; Writing; (140.3330) Laser damage; (140.3390) Laser material processing; (320.7120) Ultrafast phenomena;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627759
