Non reciprocal writing and chirality in femtosecond laser irradiated silica

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 18354-18361

  Poumellec, B ^a   Lancry, M ^a   Poulin, J C ^a   Ani Joseph, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAMS; PLASMA DENSITY; SURFACE TOPOGRAPHY; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

BEAM STRUCTURES; DENSITY STRUCTURES; ELECTRON PLASMAS; LASER INDUCED; LASER TRACKS;

SHEARING;

EID: 55349093970     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.018354     Document Type: Article

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