Fabrication of Nanogratings and Rewriting of Birefringent Structures in Nanoporous Glass

S. S. Fedotov; Федотов С. С.; A. S. Lipatiev; Липатьев А. С.; T. O. Lipatieva; Липатьева Т. О.; Yu. V Mikhailov; Михайлов Ю. В.; S. V. Lotarev; Лотарев С. В.; I. S. Glebov; Глебов И. С.; V. N. Sigaev; Сигаев В. Н.

doi:10.31857/S0002337X23060155

Fabrication of Nanogratings and Rewriting of Birefringent Structures in Nanoporous Glass

Authors: Fedotov S.S.¹, Lipatiev A.S.¹, Lipatieva T.O.¹, Mikhailov Y.V¹, Lotarev S.V.¹, Glebov I.S.¹, Sigaev V.N.¹
Affiliations:
1. Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology
Issue: Vol 59, No 6 (2023)
Pages: 677-681
Section: Articles
URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0002-337X/article/view/140196
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S0002337X23060155
EDN: https://elibrary.ru/EIXRGN
ID: 140196

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The dynamics of the variation in the structure of laser-induced birefringent regions in nanoporous glass have been studied in relation to the number of writing femtosecond laser pulses. We have detected transformation of an elliptical cavity elongated across the writing laser beam polarization into a birefringent nanograting, accompanied by an increase in retardance. The feasibility of rewriting such structures by changing the orientation of their slow axis of birefringence has been demonstrated, which suggests that high-silica nanoporous glasses are potentially attractive for use as data storage media, with the possibility of rewriting.

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nanoporous glass, form birefringence, laser micromachining, femtosecond laser

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