Title :
Self-organized form birefringence in glass irradiated by intense ultrashort light pulses
Author :
Kazansky, P.G. ; Mills, J. ; Bricchi, E. ; Baumberg, J.J. ; Qiu, J. ; Hirao, K.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
Correlation between anisotropic reflection and birefringence in glass irradiated with femtosecond pulses is observed. Direct evidence of self-induced nanogratings and form birefringence is obtained.
Keywords :
birefringence; diffraction gratings; high-speed optical techniques; nanostructured materials; optical correlation; optical glass; reflectivity; anisotropic reflection; birefringence; correlation; femtosecond pulse; glass irradiation; intense ultrashort light pulse; self-induced nanograting; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Birefringence; Glass; Nonlinear optics; Optical polarization; Optical reflection; Optical scattering; Silicon compounds; Ultrafast optics; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
