Laser-array generators produced by patterned ion irradiation of acrylic films

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5897, Issue , 2005, Pages 1-10

  Hoover, Brian G ^a,d   McMichael, Chase K ^b   Wood, Lowell T ^c   Zhang, Zuhua ^b,c   Liu, Jia Rui ^b,c   Chu, Wei Kan ^b,c  

^a Advanced Optical Technologies   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c University of Houston   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

AFM; Ion irradiation; Phase grating; PMMA; Raman Nath equations

Indexed keywords

ACRYLICS; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; IONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THIN FILMS;

ION IRRADIATION; PHASE GRATINGS; PMMA; RAMAN-NATH EQUATIONS;

LASER BEAM EFFECTS;

EID: 29344444024     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.619144     Document Type: Conference Paper

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