Title :
Robustness of femtosecond direct written structures in silica glass
Author :
Bricchi, Erica ; Yang, Weijia ; Kazansky, Peter G.
Author_Institution :
Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
We demonstrate the extraordinary stability of femtosecond directly written structures to temperature increase. A temperature close to the glass transition is required to degrade birefringence properties and the related nanostructures.
Keywords :
birefringence; glass transition; high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; nanostructured materials; optical fabrication; optical glass; silicon compounds; thermo-optical effects; SiO2; birefringence; direct written structures; extraordinary structural stability; femtosecond direct writing; glass transition; nanostructures; silica glass; written structure robustness; Birefringence; Free electron lasers; Glass; Laser transitions; Optical materials; Optical polarization; Plasma temperature; Robustness; Silicon compounds; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.202318
