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MATFESA: strain and refractive index field estimation after femtosecond laser interaction with transparent material

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In this paper we present the development of an open code (“MATFESA”) based on the Finite Element Method (FEM) which can be used to estimate the strain and refractive index fields after femtosecond laser writing process by means of an iterative analysis. The fs-laser pulse residual stress control is the key to obtain high performance guiding structures for photonics.

The whole complex physical problem consists in almost three steps inside the material during/after femtosecond laser interaction which cannot be analyzed using thermodynamic equilibrium equations. These are: ionization, expansion and re-solidification.

In the numerical model solved, a mechanical expansion is introduced in the focal plane to simulate laser interaction at intensities above the optical breakdown threshold. Numerical results were compared to experimental measurements of optical guided modes in LiNbO3 fs-waveguides.

The MATFESA model was compared with ABAQUS commercial software in order to verify the strain field results and also to test the 2D, plane strain approximation.

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The authors wish to thank CONICET and Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica (Argentina) for financial support received for this work under projects PIP 0394 and PICT 2575.

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Tejerina, M., Torchia, G.A. MATFESA: strain and refractive index field estimation after femtosecond laser interaction with transparent material. Appl. Phys. A 110, 591–594 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-012-7132-y

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