On the Formation of Nanogratings in Commercial Oxide Glasses by Femtosecond Laser Direct Writing.
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| Title: | On the Formation of Nanogratings in Commercial Oxide Glasses by Femtosecond Laser Direct Writing. |
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| Authors: | Xie, Qiong1 (AUTHOR), Cavillon, Maxime1 (AUTHOR), Pugliese, Diego2,3 (AUTHOR), Janner, Davide3 (AUTHOR), Poumellec, Bertrand1 (AUTHOR), Lancry, Matthieu1 (AUTHOR) matthieu.lancry@universite-paris-saclay.fr |
| Source: | Nanomaterials (2079-4991). Sep2022, Vol. 12 Issue 17, p2986. 12p. |
| Subjects: | Femtosecond lasers, Fused silica, Borosilicates, Microscopy, Scanning electron microscopy, Glass, Birefringence |
| Abstract: | Nanogratings (NGs) are self-assembled subwavelength and birefringent nanostructures created by femtosecond laser direct writing (FLDW) in glass, which are of high interest for photonics, sensing, five-dimensional (5D) optical data storage, or microfluidics applications. In this work, NG formation windows were investigated in nine commercial glasses and as a function of glass viscosity and chemical composition. The NG windows were studied in an energy—frequency laser parameter landscape and characterized by polarizing optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Pure silica glass (Suprasil) exhibits the largest NG window, whereas alkali borosilicate glasses (7059 and BK7) present the smallest one. Moreover, the NG formation windows progressively reduced in the following order: ULE, GeO2, B33, AF32, and Eagle XG. The NG formation window in glasses was found to decrease with the increase of alkali and alkaline earth content and was correlated to the temperature dependence of the viscosity in these glasses. This work provides guidelines to the formation of NGs in commercial oxide glasses by FLDW. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Nanogratings (NGs) are self-assembled subwavelength and birefringent nanostructures created by femtosecond laser direct writing (FLDW) in glass, which are of high interest for photonics, sensing, five-dimensional (5D) optical data storage, or microfluidics applications. In this work, NG formation windows were investigated in nine commercial glasses and as a function of glass viscosity and chemical composition. The NG windows were studied in an energy—frequency laser parameter landscape and characterized by polarizing optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Pure silica glass (Suprasil) exhibits the largest NG window, whereas alkali borosilicate glasses (7059 and BK7) present the smallest one. Moreover, the NG formation windows progressively reduced in the following order: ULE, GeO2, B33, AF32, and Eagle XG. The NG formation window in glasses was found to decrease with the increase of alkali and alkaline earth content and was correlated to the temperature dependence of the viscosity in these glasses. This work provides guidelines to the formation of NGs in commercial oxide glasses by FLDW. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 20794991 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/nano12172986 |
