25 April 2020 Femtosecond laser integration of volume grating in BK7 glass refractive lens
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Abstract

Femtosecond laser direct writing in glass is used to fabricate micro-optical integrated elements. To achieve high efficiency, volume gratings are fabricated inside glass by stacking layers. Maximum diffraction efficiency of 80% was achieved at 633 nm wavelength with a period of 10  μm in BK7 substrates. By embedding a diffraction grating inside the BK7 lens, an integrated element with two functions of light focusing and diffraction can be fabricated. This report describes optical elements of a volume grating embedded inside a planoconvex spherical lens and a cylindrical lens by showing light focusing of diffracted beams. Diffraction efficiency measurements and light-focusing characteristics of the fabricated integrated element were evaluated. Integrating a focus function with diffraction reduces system component count and facilitates miniaturization.

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Wataru Watanabe and Seiya Terai "Femtosecond laser integration of volume grating in BK7 glass refractive lens," Optical Engineering 59(4), 046109 (25 April 2020). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.59.4.046109
Received: 16 January 2020; Accepted: 15 April 2020; Published: 25 April 2020
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KEYWORDS
Diffraction gratings

Diffraction

Glasses

Femtosecond phenomena

Optical components

Refractive index

Optical engineering

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