Open AccessPhotostructurable photo-thermo-refractive glass
Author(s) -
Yevgeniy Sgibnev,
Н. В. Никоноров,
Alexander Ignatiev,
V. N. Vasilyev,
Marina Sorokina
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.24.004563
Subject(s) - materials science , etching (microfabrication) , optics , refractive index , glass ceramic , optical glass , isotropic etching , photonics , ceramic , composite material , optoelectronics , physics , layer (electronics)
Photostructurable properties of photo-thermo-refractive glass are discovered for the first time. The etching kinetics in HF solutions for virgin photo-thermo-refractive glass and glass ceramics are investigated. The etching rate of the glass ceramics is shown to be more than ten times higher than that of glass. Future prospects of applying the chemical etching technology for developing various PTR glass-based photonic and mechatronic elements are discussed.