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Laser Amorphization of a Crystalline Phase in the Bulk of a Thermally Stable Lithium Aluminosilicate Glass-Ceramic

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This paper presents results of femtosecond laser micromachining of a transparent glass-ceramic in the Li2O–Al2O3–SiO2 system with a near-zero linear thermal expansion coefficient in the thermal and athermal regimes. Electron microscopy and electron diffraction data confirm complete amorphization of nanocrystals of β-eucryptite-like solid solutions under the effect of laser pulses. Using quantitative phase microscopy, we have evaluated refractive index changes in individual laser-written tracks. In the athermal regime at a pulse repetition rate of 10 kHz, complete glass-ceramic amorphization leads to a decrease in the refractive index of the material (Δn = −0.0035) in the laser treatment region, which opens up the possibility of using direct laser writing of channel waveguides in a thermally stable glass-ceramic matrix.

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This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation, agreement no. 19-19-00613-P).

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  1. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology, 125047, Moscow, Russia

    A. S. Naumov, S. V. Lotarev, A. S. Lipatiev, G. Yu. Shakhgildyan, S. S. Fedotov, E. V. Lopatina & V. N. Sigaev

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    I. A. Karateev

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Naumov, A.S., Lotarev, S.V., Lipatiev, A.S. et al. Laser Amorphization of a Crystalline Phase in the Bulk of a Thermally Stable Lithium Aluminosilicate Glass-Ceramic. Inorg Mater 59, 404–409 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168523040088

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