DocumentCode
375856
Title
Photo-induced microstructures in transparent materials with femtosecond laser pulses
Author
Watanabe, W. ; Yamada, K. ; Kuroda, D. ; Shinagawa, T. ; Itoh, Kenji ; Nishii, J. ; Hayashi, K.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Osaka Univ., Japan
Volume
1
fYear
2001
fDate
15-19 July 2001
Abstract
We report the observation that a void moves inside transparent materials under irradiation by femtosecond laser pulses in a fixed optical system. We also show birefringent structures induced by self-trapped filaments in silica glass.
Keywords
birefringence; calcium compounds; laser beam effects; optical glass; optical materials; refractive index; voids (solid); CaF/sub 2/; birefringent structures; femtosecond laser pulses; fixed optical system; photo-induced microstructures; refractive-index change; regenerative amplified Ti:sapphire laser; self-trapped filament; silica glass; transparent materials; void movement; Focusing; Glass; Laser transitions; Microstructure; Optical materials; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Pulse amplifiers; Silicon compounds; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6738-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967994
Filename
967994
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