Photo-induced structural changes in glass

    Authors

    M. Richardson; L. Shah; J. Tawney; A. Zoubir; C. Rivera; C. Lopez;K. Richardson

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Glass Sci. Technol.

    Keywords

    femtosecond; micromachining; silicate; chalcogenide; composite; materials; deep-hole drilling; waveguides; gratings; material ablation; FEMTOSECOND LASER-PULSES; FABRICATION; Materials Science, Ceramics

    Abstract

    This paper describes the application of femtosecond laser techniques to producing structural changes in transparent media, particularly various types of glasses, including soda lime and lead silicate glasses and chalcogenide glasses. Two processes that involve material ablation are investigated, deep-hole drilling in millimeter-thick materials and rapid micro-via or grating fabrication at the micron level. In addition we describe the fabrication of micron-scale optical waveguides in thin film photo-sensitive glasses by inducing structural changes that change the refractive index of the material.

    Journal Title

    Glass Science and Technology

    Volume

    75

    Publication Date

    1-1-2002

    Document Type

    Article; Proceedings Paper

    Language

    English

    First Page

    121

    Last Page

    130

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000184701000014

    ISSN

    0946-7475

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