We report on the fabrication of optical Bragg type phase gratings in polymethyl methacrylate substrates by a femptosecond Ti: Sapphire laser. As for their optical characterization, a spatially resolved microscopy interferometric technique is used to investigate the two-dimensional distribution of the refractive index change produced by the irradiation process. The technique gives a direct and quantitative two-dimensional profile of the index of refraction in irradiated PMMA, providing information on how the fabrication process depends on the laser irradiation. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.V
Optical characterization of PMMA phase gratings written by a 387 nm femtosecond laser
De Nicola S;Abdalah S;Geltrude A;Locatelli M;Meucci R;Arecchi FT
2011
Abstract
We report on the fabrication of optical Bragg type phase gratings in polymethyl methacrylate substrates by a femptosecond Ti: Sapphire laser. As for their optical characterization, a spatially resolved microscopy interferometric technique is used to investigate the two-dimensional distribution of the refractive index change produced by the irradiation process. The technique gives a direct and quantitative two-dimensional profile of the index of refraction in irradiated PMMA, providing information on how the fabrication process depends on the laser irradiation. (C) 2011 Elsevier B.VFile in questo prodotto:
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