Title :
Ultrafast light blade
Author :
Kazansky, Peter G. ; Shimotsuma, Yasuhiko ; Qiu, Jiarong ; Yang, Weijia ; Sakakura, Masaaki ; Beresna, Martynas ; Miura, Kiyotaka ; Hirao, Kazuyuoki
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
Anisotropic sensitivity of isotropic medium to femtosecond laser radiation is observed. The phenomenon is explained by unusual anisotropy at the interface produced by ultrashort light pulses with tilted front and referred as ultrafast light blade.
Keywords :
anisotropic media; high-speed optical techniques; laser beam effects; anisotropic sensitivity; femtosecond laser radiation; isotropic medium; ultrafast light blade; ultrashort light pulses; Absorption; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Blades; Geometrical optics; Optical microscopy; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Ultrafast optics; Writing; (140.3390) Laser materials processing; (320.7120) Ultrafast phenomena;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
