Nonlinear response in optical materials using ultrashort laser technology

David Ashkenasi

doi:10.1117/12.700137

13 March 2007 Non-linear response in optical materials using ultra-short laser technology

David Ashkenasi

Proceedings Volume 6458, Photon Processing in Microelectronics and Photonics VI; 64580P (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.700137
Event: Lasers and Applications in Science and Engineering, 2007, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

Ultra-short lasers at elevated peek powers combined with fairly moderate single pulse energies are able to induce very interesting non-linear optical interaction channels, such as multi-photon absorption, self-phase modulation and self focusing. These non-linear optical effects can be utilized to obtain surprising material reactions inside the bulk of optical dielectrics. With a certain degree of physical understanding and engineering experience, the material reaction can be controlled and optimized to generate e.g. internal markings, wave guides, 3d data storages or diffractive optical elements. As an example, laser-induced coloring of several type of glasses have been obtained at ultra-short bulk excitation, showing a strong resemblance to surface defects observed in most glasses after ionizing (e.g. X- and gamma-ray) hard radiation treatment. These laser-induced "color-centers" can alter the optical properties in dispersion and extinction locally in a well-defined volume, which can be described as a local change in the complex refractory index (n+ik). The implementation of this new technology can be characterized as "nik-engineering". New experimental results on laser-induced sub-surface modifications utilizing near infrared femtosecond and picosecond laser pulses inside different types of transparent dielectrics are presented and discussed in respect to the potential of "nik-engineering".

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David Ashkenasi "Non-linear response in optical materials using ultra-short laser technology", Proc. SPIE 6458, Photon Processing in Microelectronics and Photonics VI, 64580P (13 March 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.700137

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