Formation of nano-voids in transparent dielectricsby femtosecond lasers

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2008

Authors

Gamaly, Eugene G
Juodkazis, Saulius
Misawa, Hiroaki
Luther-Davies, Barry
Rode, Andrei V
Hallo, Ludovic
Nicolai, Philippe
Tikhonchuk, Vladimir T

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Elsevier

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Formation of three-dimensional (3D) patterns of 0.2-0.5 μm diameter voids inside a transparent solid has been demonstrated. The nano-voids could be created with a spacing ∼2 μm thus suggesting the possibility of permanent 3D optical memory with densit

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Keywords: Electric breakdown; Hydrodynamics; Microfabrication; Optical data storage; Sapphire; Shock waves; Ultrashort pulses; Femtosecond laser microfabrication; Nano-voids; Nanostructuring; Plasma hydrodynamics; Dielectric materials Dielectric breakdown; Femtosecond laser microfabrication; Nano-structuring; Sapphire; Shock waves

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Current Applied Physics

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