Title :
Refractive index modifications in Chalcogenide films induced by sub-bandgap near-IR femtosecond pulses
Author :
Anderson, T. ; Carlie, N. ; Petit, L. ; Hu, J. ; Agarwal, A. ; Viens, J.J. ; Choi, J. ; Kimmerling, L.C. ; Richardson, K. ; Richardson, M.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando
Abstract :
Refractive index modifications of film Ge0.23Sb0.07S0.7 induced by 800 nm femtosecond laser irradiation are studied for laser repetition rates of 1 kHz and 80 MHz. Measurements are taken using an interferometric method and analysis of the transmission spectra.
Keywords :
chalcogenide glasses; high-speed optical techniques; laser beam effects; Ge0.23Sb0.07S0.7; chalcogenide films; femtosecond laser irradiation; laser repetition rates; near-IR femtosecond pulses; refractive index modifications; sub-bandgap pulses; wavelength 800 nm; Bonding; Glass; Optical distortion; Optical films; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Pulsed laser deposition; Refractive index; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452866
