Title :
3/2 harmonic generation — The clue to the mechanism of ultrafast laser nanostructuring
Author :
Patel, Anup ; Gecevicius, Mindaugas ; Drevinskas, Rokas ; Beresna, Martynas ; Kazansky, Peter G.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
The correlation between 3/2 harmonic generation and self-assembled nanostructuring during ultrafast laser writing in glass was observed with an unexpected enhancement of harmonic generation for elliptically polarized light.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; light polarisation; nanophotonics; nanostructured materials; optical harmonic generation; self-assembly; elliptically polarized light; glass; optical harmonic generation; self-assembled nanostructuring mechanism; ultrafast laser writing; Frequency conversion; Harmonic analysis; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Polarization; Power harmonic filters; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
