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Applications of femtosecond laser induced self‐organized planar nanocracks inside fused silica glass
Author(s) -
Taylor R.,
Hnatovsky C.,
Simova E.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
laser and photonics reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.778
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1863-8899
pISSN - 1863-8880
DOI - 10.1002/lpor.200710031
Subject(s) - femtosecond , materials science , planar , birefringence , laser , photonics , optics , diffraction , optoelectronics , silica glass , nanofluidics , nanotechnology , composite material , computer science , physics , computer graphics (images)
Abstract We review our recent experimental efforts towards developing photonic and biophotonic applications of femtosecond laser induced self‐organized planar nanocracks inside fused silica glass. Our results show that sub‐diffraction limited, periodic, planar cracks can be produced, organized, erased and rewritten and basically controlled inside fused silica glass where they can be diagnosed optically using form birefringence. The high degree of control over these self‐replicated periodic structures allows us to investigate applications in micro‐ and nanofluidics, porous capillaries for biofiltering and rewritable data storage for harsh environments.