Laser-Inscribed Stress-Induced Birefringence of Sapphire

Autor: Hua Fan, Meguya Ryu, Reo Honda, Junko Morikawa, Zhen-Ze Li, Lei Wang, Jovan Maksimovic, Saulius Juodkazis, Qi-Dai Chen, Hong-Bo Sun
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Nanomaterials, Vol 9, Iss 10, p 1414 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2079-4991
DOI: 10.3390/nano9101414
Popis: Birefringence of 3 × 10 − 3 is demonstrated inside cross-sectional regions of 100 μ m, inscribed by axially stretched Bessel-beam-like fs-laser pulses along the c-axis inside sapphire. A high birefringence and retardance of λ / 4 at mid-visible spectral range (green) can be achieved using stretched beams with axial extension of 30−40 μ m. Chosen conditions of laser-writing ensure that there are no formations of self-organized nano-gratings. This method can be adopted for creation of polarization optical elements and fabrication of spatially varying birefringent patterns for optical vortex generation.
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