Photoinduced self-assembly of nanostructure in glass

Y. Shimotsuma; T. Asai; M. Sakakura; K. Hirao; K. Miura; P. G. Kazansky

doi:10.1051/matecconf/20130803003

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MATEC Web of Conferences, 8 (2013) 03003

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Issue		MATEC Web of Conferences Volume 8, 2013 Progress in Ultrafast Laser Modifications of Materials


Article Number		03003
Number of page(s)		2
Section		Nanostructures formation
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130803003
Published online		18 November 2013

MATEC Web of Conferences 8, 03003 (2013)

Photoinduced self-assembly of nanostructure in glass

Y. Shimotsuma¹^*, T. Asai¹, M. Sakakura¹, K. Hirao¹, K. Miura¹ and P. G. Kazansky²

¹ Department of Material Chemistry, Kyoto University, Kyotodaigaku-Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto Japan, 615-8510
² Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom

^* e-mail: yshimo@func.mc.kyoto-u.ac.jp

Abstract

Ultrashort-pulsed laser direct writing can be useful for a 3D material processing. Especially the localized form-birefringence originated from self-assembled nanostructure in isotropic material (i.e. SiO₂ and GeO₂ glass) was demonstrated.

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