Title :
Non-reciprocal femtosecond laser micromachining
Author :
Kazansky, Peter G. ; Yang, Weijia ; Svirko, Yuri P.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., Southampton
Abstract :
The authors demonstrate both experimentally and theoretically that in a non-centrosymmetric crystal modification of the material can be different when femtosecond laser beam propagates in opposite directions. Our result presents the first evidence of non-reciprocal photosensitivity.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser beam machining; micromachining; femtosecond laser beam; noncentrosymmetric crystal modification; nonreciprocal femtosecond laser micromachining; nonreciprocal photosensitivity; Birefringence; Crystalline materials; Laser beams; Laser theory; Micromachining; Optical materials; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Ultrafast optics; Writing; (140.3390) Laser materials processing; (320.7120) Ultrafast phenomena;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
