Self-Assembled Quasi-Periodic Voids in Glass Induced by a Tightly Focused Femtosecond Laser

• 来源期刊: 中国物理快报（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2007,（7）
• 页码范围: 1941-1844
• 页数: -96页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

Multiple refocusing of a tightly focused femtosecond laser due to the dynamic transformation between self-focusing and self-defocusing is employed to provide a novel method to produce quasi-periodic voids in glass. It is found that the diameter or the interval of the periodic voids increases with the increasing pulse energy of the laser. The detailed course for producing periodic voids is discussed by analysing the damaged track induced by the tightly focused femtosecond laser pulses. It is suggested that this periodic structure has potential applications in fabrication of three-dimensional optical devices.