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Inscription of high contrast volume Bragg gratings in fused silica with femtosecond laser pulses

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We present volume Bragg gratings (VBGs) with a period of 1.075 μm inscribed in fused silica using a femtosecond laser and a phase mask. The femtosecond-inscribed VBGs can be used as reflecting elements with reflectivities of about 80% for a 1-mm-long grating. Due to the non-sinusoidal refractive-index shape, higher order Bragg resonances up to the 7th reflection order could be measured. Therefore, the Bragg gratings also reflect light in the visible-wavelength range.

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

    Christian Voigtländer, Daniel Richter, Jens Thomas, Andreas Tünnermann & Stefan Nolte

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

    Andreas Tünnermann & Stefan Nolte

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Voigtländer, C., Richter, D., Thomas, J. et al. Inscription of high contrast volume Bragg gratings in fused silica with femtosecond laser pulses. Appl. Phys. A 102, 35–38 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-010-6065-6

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