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
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;
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.2006.4628600
