Title :
Fabrication of 3D photonic crystals in lithium niobate by use of femtosecond laser-induced microexplosion
Author :
Zhou, Guangyong ; Gu, Min
Author_Institution :
Centre for Micro-Photonics, Swinburne Univ. of Technol., Hawthorn, VIC
Abstract :
We report the fabrication of photonic crystals in lithium niobate crystal by using femtosecond laser-induced microexplosion method. Photonic stop gaps with ~30% suppression rate for a 16-layer FCC structure have been observed.
Keywords :
explosions; high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; lithium compounds; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; FCC structure; LiNbO3; femtosecond laser-induced microexplosion; lithium niobate crystal; photonic stop gaps; three-dimensional photonic crystals; Crystalline materials; Focusing; Lithium niobate; Optical device fabrication; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Petroleum; Photonic crystals; Refractive index; Ultrafast optics; (130.3730) Lithium niobate; (140.7090) Ultrafast lasers; (160.4670) Optical materials; (220.1000) Aberration compensation; (220.4000) Microstructure fabrication;
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.2006.4628132
