Title :
Nanograting orientation influence on stress induced by femtosecond laser in fused silica
Author :
Champion, Andrew ; Beresna, Martynas ; Kazansky, Peter ; Bellouard, Yves
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
Under certain conditions, femtosecond lasers can be used to introduce self-organized nanogratings in the bulk of fused silica. Here, we report that the nanogratings orientation influences the induced stress distribution around laser affected zones.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; high-speed optical techniques; laser beam effects; laser materials processing; nanophotonics; silicon compounds; SiO2; femtosecond lasers; fused silica; laser affected zones; nanograting orientation; self-organized nanogratings; stress distribution; Lasers; Measurement by laser beam; Silicon compounds; Stress; Sun; Ultrafast optics; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
