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Lipatiev AS, Lotarev SV, Lipateva TO, Fedotov SS, Lopatina EV, Sigaev VN. Ultrafast-Laser-Induced Tailoring of Crystal-in-Glass Waveguides by Precision Partial Remelting. MICROMACHINES 2023; 14:801. [PMID: 37421034 DOI: 10.3390/mi14040801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
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Space-selective laser-induced crystallization of glass enables direct femtosecond laser writing of crystal-in-glass channel waveguides having nearly single-crystal structure and consisting of functional phases with favorable nonlinear optical or electrooptical properties. They are regarded as promising components for novel integrated optical circuits. However, femtosecond-laser-written continuous crystalline tracks typically have an asymmetric and strongly elongated cross-section, which causes a multimode character of light guiding and substantial coupling losses. Here, we investigated the conditions of partial remelting of laser-written LaBGeO5 crystalline tracks in lanthanum borogermanate glass by the same femtosecond laser beam which had been used for their writing. Exposure to femtosecond laser pulses at 200 kHz repetition rate provided cumulative heating of the sample in the vicinity of the beam waist sufficient to provide space-selective melting of crystalline LaBGeO5. To form a smoother temperature field, the beam waist was moved along the helical or flat sinusoidal path along the track. The sinusoidal path was shown to be favorable for tailoring the improved cross-section of the crystalline lines by partial remelting. At optimized laser processing parameters, most of the track was vitrified, and the residual part of the crystalline cross-section had an aspect ratio of about 1:1. Thermal-induced stress emerging during the tailoring procedure was efficiently eliminated by fine post-annealing. The proposed technique suggests a new way to control the morphology of laser-written crystal-in-glass waveguides by tailoring their cross-section, which is expected to improve the mode structure of the guided light.
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- Alexey S Lipatiev
- Department of Glass and Glass-Ceramics, Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology, Moscow 125047, Russia
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- Department of Glass and Glass-Ceramics, Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology, Moscow 125047, Russia
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- Department of Glass and Glass-Ceramics, Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology, Moscow 125047, Russia
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- Department of Glass and Glass-Ceramics, Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology, Moscow 125047, Russia
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- Department of Glass and Glass-Ceramics, Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology, Moscow 125047, Russia
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- Department of Glass and Glass-Ceramics, Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology, Moscow 125047, Russia
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Laser-induced space-selective crystallization of glass enabling the growth of continuous crystal-in-glass architectures consisting of non-centrosymmetric phases with functional properties is promising, including single-crystal waveguides for the development of integrated optical circuits. In this study, femtosecond laser direct writing of crystalline lines inside lead germanate glass with the composition close to Pb5Ge3O11 has been demonstrated. The growth of crystalline lines by the .moving focused laser beam required the preliminary growth of a seed crystal by the fixed beam. Confocal Raman spectroscopy revealed the precipitation of ferroelectric Pb5Ge3O11, which, under certain exposure conditions, could be accompanied by precipitation of the metastable lead germanate phase. Depending on the laser beam parameters, either bilateral growth providing split, horseshoe-shaped morphology of the crystal cross-section, or centered growth resulting in elongated, elliptical cross-section shape occurred. The obtained results are of interest for the fabrication of ferroelectric Pb5Ge3O11-based crystal-in-glass waveguides.
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Hongisto M, Veber A, Petit Y, Cardinal T, Danto S, Jubera V, Petit L. Radiation-Induced Defects and Effects in Germanate and Tellurite Glasses. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 13:E3846. [PMID: 32878282 PMCID: PMC7504562 DOI: 10.3390/ma13173846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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This review focuses on the radiation-induced changes in germanate and tellurite glasses. These glasses have been of great interest due to their remarkable potential for photonics, in terms of extended transmission window in the mid-infrared, ability of rare-earth loading suitable with a laser, and amplification in the near- and mid-infrared or high nonlinear optical properties. Here, we summarize information about possible radiation-induced defects, mechanisms of their formation, and the influence of the glass composition on this process. Special attention is paid to laser-induced structural modification of these glasses, including possible mechanisms of the laser-glass interaction, laser-induced crystallization, and waveguide writing. It is shown that these methods can be used for photostructuring of the glass and have great potential for practical applications.
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- Mikko Hongisto
- Photonics Laboratory, Tampere University, Korkeakoulunkatu 3, 33720 Tampere, Finland; (A.V.); (L.P.)
- CNRS, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, ICMCB, UMR 5026, F-33600 Pessac, France; (Y.P.); (T.C.); (S.D.); (V.J.)
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- Photonics Laboratory, Tampere University, Korkeakoulunkatu 3, 33720 Tampere, Finland; (A.V.); (L.P.)
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- CNRS, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, ICMCB, UMR 5026, F-33600 Pessac, France; (Y.P.); (T.C.); (S.D.); (V.J.)
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- CNRS, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, ICMCB, UMR 5026, F-33600 Pessac, France; (Y.P.); (T.C.); (S.D.); (V.J.)
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- CNRS, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, ICMCB, UMR 5026, F-33600 Pessac, France; (Y.P.); (T.C.); (S.D.); (V.J.)
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- CNRS, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux INP, ICMCB, UMR 5026, F-33600 Pessac, France; (Y.P.); (T.C.); (S.D.); (V.J.)
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- Photonics Laboratory, Tampere University, Korkeakoulunkatu 3, 33720 Tampere, Finland; (A.V.); (L.P.)
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Lipatiev AS, Lotarev SV, Smayev MP, Lipateva TO, Karateev IA, Presnyakov MY, Fedotov SS, Sigaev VN. Space-selective crystallization of glass by an optical vortex beam. CrystEngComm 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9ce01869g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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We report on the improvement of ultrafast laser-written track quality by using an optical vortex.
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- Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia
- Russia
- Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
- Russia
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Laser patterning and growth mechanism of orientation designed crystals in oxide glasses: A review. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2019.04.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Lipatiev AS, Lotarev SV, Okhrimchuk AG, Lipateva TO, Fedotov SS, Sigaev VN. Crystal-in-glass architecture engineering: writing, erasing and rewriting by a femtosecond laser beam. CrystEngComm 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8ce00525g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Space-selectively erasing laser-written crystalline tracks by a femtosecond laser beam is demonstrated. It is possible to rewrite the oriented crystalline structure in re-melted glass and recover the crystal-in-glass architecture continuity.
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- Alexey S. Lipatiev
- Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia
- Moscow 125480
- Russian Federation
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- Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia
- Moscow 125480
- Russian Federation
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- Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia
- Moscow 125480
- Russian Federation
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- Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia
- Moscow 125480
- Russian Federation
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- Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia
- Moscow 125480
- Russian Federation
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- Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia
- Moscow 125480
- Russian Federation
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He X, Poumellec B, Liu Q, Brisset F, Lancry M. One-step photoinscription of asymmetrically oriented fresnoite-type crystals in glass by ultrafast laser. OPTICS LETTERS 2014; 39:5423-5426. [PMID: 26466288 DOI: 10.1364/ol.39.005423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Oriented fresnoite-type crystals (Sr(2)TiSi(2)O(8)) were photoinduced directly in bulk silica-based glass by femtosecond laser irradiation at high repetition rate (typ. 300 kHz). Unlike related results obtained from other researchers, asymmetrical polar-axis orientation of those nonlinear crystals in transverse direction of the cross section has been demonstrated by electron backscattered diffraction and micro-second-harmonic generation (SHG). The nonlinear optical property of laser lines has been further characterized by SHG measurement. We found that the preferential directions of the polar axis were in the laser motion direction with a small dispersion in part of the heated volume. The other part of the crystallized volume shows an axis perpendicular to the writing direction. The mechanism of asymmetric orientation of femtosecond-laser-induced crystallization also is discussed.
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Du X, Zhang H, Cheng C, Zhou S, Zhang F, Yu Y, Dong G, Qiu J. Space-selective precipitation of ZnO crystals in glass by using high repetition rate femtosecond laser irradiation. OPTICS EXPRESS 2014; 22:17908-17914. [PMID: 25089411 DOI: 10.1364/oe.22.017908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We report on three-dimensional (3D) precipitation of ZnO crystals inside a silicate glass by a 500 kHz femtosecond pulse laser. The precipitation and distribution of ZnO crystals in glass are confirmed and analyzed by Raman spectra and Raman mapping. Mirco- luminescence is observed in the laser modified region when excited by femtosecond pulse laser or Xenon lamp. The effect of laser average power on the precipitation of the ZnO crystals has also been investigated. The possibility of 3D optical data storage using the observed phenomena is demonstrated.
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Sakakura M, Yoshimura K, Kurita T, Shimizu M, Shimotsuma Y, Fukuda N, Hirao K, Miura K. Condensation of Si-rich region inside soda-lime glass by parallel femtosecond laser irradiation. OPTICS EXPRESS 2014; 22:16493-16503. [PMID: 24977898 DOI: 10.1364/oe.22.016493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Local melting and modulation of elemental distributions can be induced inside a glass by focusing femtosecond (fs) laser pulses at high repetition rate (>100 kHz). Using only a single beam of fs laser pulses, the shape of the molten region is ellipsoidal, so the induced elemental distributions are often circular and elongate in the laser propagation direction. In this study, we show that the elongation of the fs laser-induced elemental distributions inside a soda-lime glass could be suppressed by parallel fsing of 250 kHz and 1 kHz fs laser pulses. The thickness of a Si-rich region became about twice thinner than that of a single 250 kHz laser irradiation. Interestingly, the position of the Si-rich region depended on the relative positions between 1 kHz and 250 kHz photoexcited regions. The observation of glass melt during laser exposure showed that the vortex flow of glass melt occurred and it induced the formation of a Si-rich region. Based on the simulation of the transient temperature and viscosity distributions during laser exposure, we temporally interpreted the origin of the vortex flow of glass melt and the mechanism of the formation of the Si-rich region.
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Sakakura M, Kurita T, Shimizu M, Yoshimura K, Shimotsuma Y, Fukuda N, Hirao K, Miura K. Shape control of elemental distributions inside a glass by simultaneous femtosecond laser irradiation at multiple spots. OPTICS LETTERS 2013; 38:4939-42. [PMID: 24281477 DOI: 10.1364/ol.38.004939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The spatial distributions of elements in a glass can be modulated by irradiation with high repetition rate femtosecond laser pulses. However, the shape of the distribution is restricted to being axially symmetric about the laser beam axis due to the isotropic diffusion of photo-thermal energy. In this study, we describe a method to control the shape of the elemental distribution more flexibly by simultaneous irradiation at multiple spots using a spatial light modulator. The accumulation of thermal energy was induced by focusing 250 kHz fs laser pulses at a single spot inside an alumino-borosilicate glass, and the transient temperature distribution was modulated by focusing 1 kHz laser pulses at four spots in the same glass. The resulting modification was square-shaped. A simulation of the mean diffusion length of molten glass demonstrated that the transient diffusion of elements under heat accumulation and repeated temperature elevation at multiple spots caused the square shape of the distribution.
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Fan C, Poumellec B, Lancry M, He X, Zeng H, Erraji-Chahid A, Liu Q, Chen G. Three-dimensional photoprecipitation of oriented LiNbO3-like crystals in silica-based glass with femtosecond laser irradiation. OPTICS LETTERS 2012; 37:2955-2957. [PMID: 22825190 DOI: 10.1364/ol.37.002955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We demonstrate crystals (LiNbO(3)-like) that were space-selectively nucleated and grown in the bulk of silica-based glass by femtosecond laser irradiation at a high repetition rate (typ. 300 kHz). Oriented crystals with their polar axis mostly aligned with or perpendicular to the laser scanning direction have been fabricated by manipulation of the temperature gradient in adjusting the laser parameters. The mechanism for the orientation of femtosecond laser-induced crystallization is briefly discussed.
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- Chaxing Fan
- Key Laboratory for Ultrafine Materials of Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai 200237, China
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Lin G, Pan H, Qiu J, Zhao Q. Nonlinear optical properties of lead nanocrystals embedding glass induced by thermal treatment and femtosecond laser irradiation. Chem Phys Lett 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2011.09.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Lin G, Luo F, He F, Teng Y, Tan W, Si J, Chen D, Qiu J, Zhao Q, Xu Z. Space-selective precipitation of Ge crystalline patterns in glasses by femtosecond laser irradiation. OPTICS LETTERS 2011; 36:262-264. [PMID: 21263520 DOI: 10.1364/ol.36.000262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Crystalline Ge was induced space selectively inside a borosilicate glass by 800 nm, 250 kHz femtosecond laser irradiation. Micro-Raman spectra and x-ray diffraction analysis confirmed that the laser-induced crystals were cubic Ge. A periodic structure consisting of Ge crystalline lines was inscribed in the glass sample by continuously moving the focal point of the laser beam. Large third-order nonlinear optical properties and ultrafast response time were observed from the crystallization region owing to highly optical nonlinearity of Ge crystals. These results may find some applications in fabrication of functional optical and photonic devices, such as optical circuits.
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- Geng Lin
- State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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