Title :
Nanostructuring of transparent materials by ultrashort light pulses
Author :
Kazansky, Peter G. ; Shimotsuma, Yasuhiko ; Qiu, Jianrong ; Hirao, Kazuyuki
Author_Institution :
Photon Craft Project, Chinese Acad. of Sci., Kyoto, Japan
Abstract :
The smallest embedded structures ever created by light are observed in the experiments on femtosecond direct writing. The phenomenon is interpreted in terms of interference between the incident light field and the electric field of bulk electron acoustic wave, resulting in periodic structural changes in glass.
Keywords :
acousto-optical effects; electric fields; high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; light interference; nanostructured materials; optical glass; optical materials; periodic structures; bulk electron acoustic wave; embedded structure; femtosecond direct writing; incident electric field; incident light field; nanostructures; periodic structural change; transparent material; ultrashort light pulse; Electrons; Glass; Gratings; Nanostructured materials; Optical pulse generation; Pulse measurements; Pulsed laser deposition; 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
