• DocumentCode
    2250331
  • Title

    Morphology of femtosecond laser modification of bulk dielectrics

  • Author

    Popov, K.I. ; McElcheran, C. ; Briggs, K. ; Mack, S. ; Ramunno, L.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    1-6 May 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Using 3D FDTD simulations, we study the morphology of the laser-created plasma inside fused silica. The most important effect responsible for plasma morphology is the electromagnetic pulse refraction by the generated plasma.
  • Keywords
    dielectric materials; electromagnetic wave refraction; finite difference time-domain analysis; laser materials processing; optical materials; plasma production by laser; silicon compounds; 3D FDTD simulations; SiO2; bulk dielectrics; electromagnetic pulse refraction; femtosecond laser modification; laser-created plasma inside fused silica; plasma morphology; Dielectrics; Kerr effect; Laser modes; Nonlinear optics; Numerical models; Plasmas;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1223-4
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5951030