Characteristics of filament induced Dammann gratings fabricated using femtosecond laser

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1328-1333

  Lee, Seongkuk ^a   Nikumb, Suwas ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dammann grating; Femtosecond laser; Refractive index

Indexed keywords

DIFFRACTION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; FUSED SILICA; LENSES; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; WAVEGUIDES;

DAMMANN GRATING; NUMERICAL APERTURE (NA); OPTIMAL PROCESSING;

ULTRASHORT PULSES;

EID: 33847346435     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2006.12.003     Document Type: Article

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