Title :
Femtosecond laser micromachining for volume optics fabrication
Author :
Gerke, Tim D. ; Piestun, Rafael
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
A femtosecond laser is used to create a new type of volumetric diffractive optical element. The structured elements are designed to perform diffractive functions including pattern generation, and angular multiplexing.
Keywords :
computer-generated holography; diffractive optical elements; high-speed optical techniques; holographic optical elements; laser beam machining; micromachining; optical design techniques; optical fabrication; angular multiplexing; computer-generated hologram; diffractive function; femtosecond laser micromachining; pattern generation; volume optics fabrication; volumetric diffractive optical element design; Algorithm design and analysis; Design optimization; Micromachining; Optical design; Optical device fabrication; Optical diffraction; Pulse amplifiers; Ultrafast optics; Waveguide lasers; Writing; (050.1970) Diffractive optics; (220.4000) Microstructure fabrication;
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
