Title :
Breakthroughs in Photonics 2012: Femtosecond-Laser Nanomachining
Author :
Burmeister, Fernando ; Richter, Simon ; Richter, D. ; Voigtlander, C. ; Heisterkamp, A. ; Nolte, S.
Author_Institution :
Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich-Schiller-Univ. Jena, Jena, Germany
Abstract :
The latest breakthroughs in the field of nanoscale structuring using ultrashort laser pulses are presented, all exploiting highly nonlinear effects. Significant advances have been made in improving the resolution in two-photon-polymerization, as well as for applying this technique to create functional nanostructures. In glassy materials, the inscription of self-organized periodic nanostructures resulting in artificial birefringence, as well as periodic subwavelength structures for fiber and volume Bragg gratings, has emerged. In addition, latest results in the fascinating field of biophotonics are presented, where tremendous progress has been made allowing the manipulation of living cells.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; bio-optics; birefringence; high-speed optical techniques; nonlinear optics; optical glass; polymerisation; AD 2012; artificial birefringence; biophotonics; femtosecond-laser nanomachining; fiber Bragg gratings; functional nanostructures; glassy materials; nanoscale structuring; nonlinear effects; periodic subwavelength structures; self-organized periodic nanostructures; two-photon-polymerization; ultrashort laser pulses; volume Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Gratings; Laser beams; Lasers; Nanostructures; Photonics; Ultrafast nonlinear processes; engineered photonic nanostructures; fiber gratings; laser–tissue–cell interactions; nanostructures; subwavelength structures;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Journal, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JPHOT.2013.2252609
