Compact Birefringent Waveplates Photo-Induced in Silica by Femtosecond Laser

Recently, we showed that femtosecond laser induced “nanogratings” consist of thin regions with a low refractive index (Δn = −0.15), due to the formation of nanoporous silica surrounded by regions with a positive index change. In this paper, we investigate a wide range of laser parameters to achieve...

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Main Authors: Matthieu Lancry, Rudy Desmarchelier, Kevin Cook, Bertrand Poumellec, John Canning
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-09-01
Series:Micromachines
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/5/4/825