Title :
Ultrafast switching of nanostructure in fused silica
Author :
Shimotsuma, Yasuhiko ; Sakakura, Masaaki ; Miura, Kiyotaka ; Hirao, Kazuyuki ; Qiu, Jiarong ; Kazansky, Peter G.
Author_Institution :
Innovative Collaboration Center, Kyoto Univ., Kyoto, Japan
Abstract :
Femtosecond switching of anisotropic nanostructure indicating birefringence with a time constant of plusmnb200 fs was observed. Such anisotropy has evolved by lowering threshold for defect formation and enhanced coherency of the electron plasma wave.
Keywords :
birefringence; high-speed optical techniques; optical switches; anisotropic nanostructure; birefringence; defect formation; electron plasma wave; enhanced coherency; fused silica; ultrafast switching; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Birefringence; Delay; Geometrical optics; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Pulse measurements; Silicon compounds; Ultrafast optics; (140.3390) Laser materials processing; (320.7120) Ultrafast phenomena;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
