• DocumentCode
    2877177
  • Title

    Femtosecond laser modification of poly(methyl methacrylate) at 387 nm wavelength

  • Author

    Baum, A. ; Scully, P.J. ; Perrie, W.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Chem. Eng. & Anal. Sci. (SCEAS), Univ. of Manchester, Manchester
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Permanent refractive index modifications (Deltanmax = 2times10-3) were induced in clinical grade poly(methyl methacrylate) by UV femtosecond laser irradiation. Holographic writing realised 0.8 mum feature size, enabling gratings in polymer optical fibre and 3-D bulk structuring.
  • Keywords
    high-speed optical techniques; holographic gratings; laser materials processing; optical fibre fabrication; optical polymers; refractive index; 3D bulk structuring; UV femtosecond laser modification; holographic writing; poly(methyl methacrylate); polymer optical fibre gratings; refractive index modification; size 0.8 mum; wavelength 387 nm; Chemical lasers; Fiber lasers; Gratings; Laser theory; Optical fibers; Optical materials; Optical polymers; Refractive index; Ultrafast optics; Writing; (160.5470) Polymers; (230.4000) Microstructure Fabrication; (350.3390) Laser Material Processing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628600
  • Filename
    4628600
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2877177