Title :
Self-Assembled Nanostructures and Two-Plasmon Decay in Femtosecond Processing of Transparent Materials
Author :
Kazansky, Peter G. ; Bricchi, Erica ; Shimotsuma, Yasuhiko ; Hirao, Kazuyuoki
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Southampton, Southampton
Abstract :
Self-assembled nanostructures in transparent materials irradiated by ultrashort light pulses reveal two-dimensional periodicity. The mechanism of the phenomenon based on interference of bulk plasma waves excited via two plasmon parametric decay is proposed.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser materials processing; nanostructured materials; plasmons; self-assembly; bulk plasma waves interference; femtosecond processing; plasmon parametric decay; self-assembled nanostructures; transparent materials; two-plasmon decay; Electrons; Glass; Interference; Nanostructured materials; Nanostructures; Optical pulses; Plasma waves; Self-assembly; Silicon compounds; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452784
