Femtosecond Laser Micromachining: Photonic and Microfluidic Devices in Transparent Materials (Topics in Applied Physics, 123)

Femtosecond Laser Micromachining Of Transparent Material Is A Powerful And Versatile Technology. In Fact, It Can Be Applied To Several Materials. It Is A Maskless Technology That Allows Rapid Device Prototyping, Has Intrinsic Three-dimensional Capabilities And Can Produce Both Photonic And Microfluidic Devices. For These Reasons It Is Ideally Suited For The Fabrication Of Complex Microsystems With Unprecedented Functionalities. The Book Is Mainly Focused On Micromachining Of Transparent Materials Which, Due To The Nonlinear Absorption Mechanism Of Ultrashort Pulses, Allows Unique Three-dimensional Capabilities And Can Be Exploited For The Fabrication Of Complex Microsystems With Unprecedented Functionalities.this Book Presents An Overview Of The State Of The Art Of This Rapidly Emerging Topic With Contributions From Leading Experts In The Field, Ranging From Principles Of Nonlinear Material Modification To Fabrication Techniques And Applications To Photonics And Optofluidics. Introductory Concepts, Characterization And Optimization Strategies: Fundamentals Of Femtosecond Laser Modification Of Bulk Dielectrics ; Imaging Of Plasma Dynamics For Controlled Micromachining ; Spectroscopic Characterization Of Waveguides ; Optimizing Laser-induced Refractive Index Changes In Optical Glasses Via Spatial And Temporal Adaptive Beam Engineering ; Controlling The Cross-section Of Ultrafast Laser Inscribed Optical Waveguides ; Quill And Nonreciprocal Ultrafast Laser Writing -- Waveguides And Optical Devices In Glass: Passive Photonic Devices In Glass ; Fibre Grating Insription And Applications ; 3d Bragg Grating Waveguide Devices ; Active Photonic Devices -- Waveguides And Optical Devices In Other Transparent Materials: Waveguides In Crystalline Materials ; Refractive Index Structures In Polymers -- Microsystems And Applications: Discrete Optics In Femtosecond Laser Written Waveguide Arrays ; Optofluidic Biochips ; Microstructuring Of Photosensitive Glass ; Microsystems And Sensors ; Ultrashort Laser Welding And Joining. Roberto Osellame, Giulio Cerullo, Roberta Ramponi, Editors. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Fundamentals of Femtosecond Laser Modification of Bulk Dielectrics....Pages 3-18 Imaging of Plasma Dynamics for Controlled Micromachining....Pages 19-41 Spectroscopic Characterization of Waveguides....Pages 43-65 Optimizing Laser-Induced Refractive Index Changes in Optical Glasses via Spatial and Temporal Adaptive Beam Engineering....Pages 67-91 Controlling the Cross-section of Ultrafast Laser Inscribed Optical Waveguides....Pages 93-125 Quill and Nonreciprocal Ultrafast Laser Writing....Pages 127-151 Front Matter....Pages 153-153 Passive Photonic Devices in Glass....Pages 155-195 Fibre Grating Inscription and Applications....Pages 197-225 3D Bragg Grating Waveguide Devices....Pages 227-264 Active Photonic Devices....Pages 265-292 Front Matter....Pages 293-293 Waveguides in Crystalline Materials....Pages 295-313 Refractive Index Structures in Polymers....Pages 315-347 Front Matter....Pages 349-349 Discrete Optics in Femtosecond Laser Written Waveguide Arrays....Pages 351-388 Optofluidic Biochips....Pages 389-419 Microstructuring of Photosensitive Glass....Pages 421-441 Microsystems and Sensors....Pages 443-465 Ultrashort Laser Welding and Joining....Pages 467-477 Back Matter....Pages 479-483 Annotation This volume describes state-of-the-art micromachining of transparent materials which, due to the nonlinear absorption mechanism of ultrashort pulses, allows unique three-dimensional capabilities and is exploitable for fabrication of complex mircosystems This book describes state-of-the-art micromachining of transparent materials which, due to the nonlinear absorption mechanism of ultrashort pulses, allows unique three-dimensional capabilities and is exploitable for fabrication of complex microsystems.