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Tuning the structural properties of femtosecond-laser-induced nanogratings

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We present the results of our investigations on the formation process of nanogratings in fused silica and the influence of fabrication parameters, thereby identifying ways to systematically control the grating properties. Nanogratings, self-organized nanostructures with subwavelength periodicity, are formed in certain parameter ranges during femtosecond-laser processing of transparent materials, resulting in characteristic birefringent modifications. They provide the opportunity for the fabrication of arbitrary three-dimensional birefringent elements with position-dependent retardation. Based on our findings, we were able to fabricate birefringent elements with various precise retardations in otherwise isotropic fused silica.

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  1. Institute of Applied Physics, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Max-Wien-Platz 1, 07743, Jena, Germany

    Lourdes Patricia R. Ramirez, Matthias Heinrich, Sören Richter, Felix Dreisow, Robert Keil, Stefan Nolte & Andreas Tünnermann

  2. Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Günther-Scharowsky-Str. 1, Building 24, 91058, Erlangen, Germany

    Alexander V. Korovin & Ulf Peschel

  3. Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering, Albert-Einstein-Straße 7, 07745, Jena, Germany

    Stefan Nolte & Andreas Tünnermann

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Ramirez, L.P.R., Heinrich, M., Richter, S. et al. Tuning the structural properties of femtosecond-laser-induced nanogratings. Appl. Phys. A 100, 1–6 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-010-5684-2

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