Title :
Recent advances in ultrafast laser nanostructuring: S-waveplate and eternal data storage
Author :
Kazansky, Peter G. ; Zhang, Juyong ; Gecevicius, Mindaugas ; Beresna, Martynas
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
Ultrashort light pulses create self-assembled sub-wavelength structures in the bulk of silica glass. Recent progress in applications of this phenomenon ranging from polarization and vortex converters to 5D optical data storage is reviewed.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; nanofabrication; nanostructured materials; optical glass; optical storage; optical vortices; self-assembly; silicon compounds; 5D optical data storage; S-waveplate; SiO2; eternal data storage; polarization converters; self-assembled sub-wavelength structures; silica glass; ultrafast laser nanostructuring; ultrashort light pulses; vortex converters; Glass; Laser beams; Memory; Optical device fabrication; Optical polarization; Optical vortices; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
