Laser surface texturing of polymers for biomedical applications

A Riveiro, ALB Maçon, J del Val, R Comesaña… - Frontiers in …, 2018‏ - frontiersin.org
Polymers are materials widely used in biomedical science because of their biocompatibility,
and good mechanical properties (which, in some cases, are similar to those of human …

Ultrafast laser nanostructuring of photopolymers: A decade of advances

M Malinauskas, M Farsari, A Piskarskas, S Juodkazis - Physics Reports, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Research into the three-dimensional nanostructuring of photopolymers by ultrashort laser
pulses has seen immense growth over the last decade. In this paper, we review the basic …

[HTML][HTML] The fabrication of micro/nano structures by laser machining

L Yang, J Wei, Z Ma, P Song, J Ma, Y Zhao, Z Huang… - Nanomaterials, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
Micro/nano structures have unique optical, electrical, magnetic, and thermal properties.
Studies on the preparation of micro/nano structures are of considerable research value and …

A review of recent advances in fabrication of optical Fresnel lenses

NYJ Tan, X Zhang, DWK Neo, R Huang, K Liu… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Fresnel lenses are important compact optical components, which are comprised of multiple
faceted concentric rings. These lenses are the most widely utilized diffractive optical element …

Ultrafast laser inscription: perspectives on future integrated applications

D Choudhury, JR Macdonald… - Laser & Photonics …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
This paper reviews the recent advancements achieved using ultrafast laser inscription (ULI)
that highlight the cross‐disciplinary potential of the technology. An overview of waveguide …

Bespoke photonic devices using ultrafast laser driven ion migration in glasses

TT Fernandez, M Sakakura, SM Eaton, B Sotillo… - Progress in Materials …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
This Review provides an exhaustive and detailed description of ion migration phenomena
which occur inside transparent dielectric media due to the interaction with intense ultrashort …

Femtosecond laser written photonic and microfluidic circuits in diamond

V Bharadwaj, O Jedrkiewicz, JP Hadden… - Journal of Physics …, 2019‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Diamond has attracted great interest in the quantum optics community thanks to its nitrogen
vacancy (NV) center, a naturally occurring impurity that is responsible for the pink coloration …

Quantum micro–nano devices fabricated in diamond by femtosecond laser and ion irradiation

SM Eaton, JP Hadden, V Bharadwaj… - Advanced Quantum …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Diamond has attracted great interest as a quantum technology platform thanks to its optically
active nitrogen vacancy (NV) center. The NV's ground state spin can be read out optically …

Femtosecond laser-induced optical waveguides in crystalline garnets: Fabrication and application

Y Shen, Y Jia, F Chen - Optics & Laser Technology, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Femtosecond laser direct writing (FLW) is recognized as a powerful tool for generating
optical waveguides for complex photonic integrated circuits in various transparent materials …

Low-loss curved waveguides in polymers written with a femtosecond laser

WM Pätzold, A Demircan, U Morgner - Optics express, 2017‏ - opg.optica.org
We present straight and s-curve waveguides in polymers fabricated by femtosecond laser
writing. A number of parallel tracks are written inside the bulk material with a well-defined …