Title :
Femtosecond laser nanostructuring for polarization sensitive imaging
Author :
GecevicÌŒius, Mindaugas ; Beresna, Martynas ; Kazansky, Peter G.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
We demonstrate maskless, single-step fabrication of micro-waveplate array by femtosecond direct writing in the bulk of silica glass. The waveplate array enables instant measurement of the distribution of the Stokes vectors in the visible spectrum.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; light polarisation; micro-optics; microfabrication; nanofabrication; nanophotonics; nanostructured materials; optical arrays; optical fabrication; optical images; silicon compounds; visible spectra; SiO2; Stokes vector distribution measurement; femtosecond laser nanostructuring; maskless micro-waveplate array fabrication; polarization sensitive imaging; silica glass; single-step micro-waveplate array fabrication; visible spectrum; Arrays; Optical device fabrication; Optical filters; Optical imaging; Optical polarization; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
