Double-pulse-laser volumetric modification of fused silica: the effect of pulse delay on light propagation and energy deposition

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68378271%3A_____%2F24%3A00587567" target="_blank" >RIV/68378271:_____/24:00587567 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0354700" target="_blank" >https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0354700</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.515766" target="_blank" >10.1364/OE.515766</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Double-pulse-laser volumetric modification of fused silica: the effect of pulse delay on light propagation and energy deposition

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Volumetric modification of dielectrics by ultrashort laser pulses is a complex dynamic phenomenon involving material photoexcitation and associated nonlinear processes. To achieve control over modification, it is necessary to gain a deep insight into the dynamics of laser-excited processes that can be realized using double-laser-pulse experiments with different time separations supported by numerical simulations. In this paper, we apply this approach to investigate fused silica modification with femtosecond laser pulses that provides time-resolved information about the dynamic behavior of the laser-excited bandgap material. It is shown that the laser-generated free-electron plasma causes a shielding effect for the following pulse with a characteristic duration of ∼600 fs after the pulse action. Within this time interval, the second pulse produces a reduced modification as compared to a longer time separation between pulses. For double pulses with different energies, it was found that the volumetric modification is stronger when a lower-energy pulse couples with material first. This is explained by the combination of the effects of the re-excitation of self-trapped excitons, which are generated as a result of free electron recombination and associated light shielding. Experimental results are supported by numerical simulations of double laser pulse propagation in nonlinear media based on Maxwell’s equations. Our findings offer a route for better controlling the inscription of 3D photonic structures in bulk optical materials.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Double-pulse-laser volumetric modification of fused silica: the effect of pulse delay on light propagation and energy deposition

Popis výsledku anglicky

Volumetric modification of dielectrics by ultrashort laser pulses is a complex dynamic phenomenon involving material photoexcitation and associated nonlinear processes. To achieve control over modification, it is necessary to gain a deep insight into the dynamics of laser-excited processes that can be realized using double-laser-pulse experiments with different time separations supported by numerical simulations. In this paper, we apply this approach to investigate fused silica modification with femtosecond laser pulses that provides time-resolved information about the dynamic behavior of the laser-excited bandgap material. It is shown that the laser-generated free-electron plasma causes a shielding effect for the following pulse with a characteristic duration of ∼600 fs after the pulse action. Within this time interval, the second pulse produces a reduced modification as compared to a longer time separation between pulses. For double pulses with different energies, it was found that the volumetric modification is stronger when a lower-energy pulse couples with material first. This is explained by the combination of the effects of the re-excitation of self-trapped excitons, which are generated as a result of free electron recombination and associated light shielding. Experimental results are supported by numerical simulations of double laser pulse propagation in nonlinear media based on Maxwell’s equations. Our findings offer a route for better controlling the inscription of 3D photonic structures in bulk optical materials.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

10306 - Optics (including laser optics and quantum optics)

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/EF15_003%2F0000445" target="_blank" >EF15_003/0000445: Pokročilá příprava funkčních materiálů: Od mono k bi- a tri-chromatické excitaci s použitím tvarovaných laserových pulsů</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2024

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Optics Express

ISSN

1094-4087

e-ISSN

—

Svazek periodika

32

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

7

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

10

Strana od-do

12882-12891

Kód UT WoS článku

001206868200004

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85189007185