Spectroscopic characterization of different femtosecond laser modification regimes in fused silica

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1627-1632

  Reichman, Wilbur J ^a,b   Chan, James W ^b   Smelser, Christopher W ^c   Mihailov, Stephen J ^c   Krol, Denise M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c Industry Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAGG GRATINGS; FLUORESCENCE; FUSED SILICA; LASER EXCITATION; LASER SPECTROSCOPY; LIGHT EMISSION; WAVEGUIDES;

FEMTOSECOND LASER FABRICATION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTRA; PULSE ENERGY;

ULTRASHORT PULSES;

EID: 34548230413     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.24.001627     Document Type: Article

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