Spectral dependence of femtosecond laser induced circular optical properties in silica

  • Jing Tian
  • , Rubing Li
  • , Sang Hyuk Yoo
  • , Bertrand Poumellec
  • , Enric Garcia-Caurel
  • , Razvigor Ossikovski
  • , Michel Stchakovsky
  • , Celine Eypert
  • , John Canning
  • , Matthieu Lancry

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Abstract

Transmission Mueller-matrix spectroscopic ellipsometry is applied to study femtosecond laser induced nanogratings in silica glass in a wide spectral range 250-1800 nm. By using differential decomposition of the Mueller matrix, the circular birefringence and dichroism of femtosecond laser irradiated SiO2 are quantified for the first time in the UV and near-IR range. A maximum value of the effective specific rotation of α ~ -860°/mm at 290 nm is found. In the near-IR range, we found a linear and circular dichroism band peaking around 1240 nm, which might be attributed to the formation of anisotropic species like the formation of oriented OH species and Si-O-Si bond.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1233-1242
Number of pages10
JournalOSA Continuum
Volume2
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Apr 2019

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