Laser amorphisation of glass ceramics: Basic properties and new possibilities for manufacturing microoptical elements

V. P. Veiko, K. K. Kieu

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Abstract

The laser amorphisation of glass ceramics (LAGC) is studied by optical pyrometry and video recording. The mechanism of local LAGC as a structural phase transition determined by the temperature kinetics in the laser-irradiated region is proposed. The ranges of the power density and exposures to the 10.6-μm IR radiation required for amorphisation of the typical glass ceramics, a SiO2- Al2O3-CaO-MgO-TiO2 sital are determined. It is shown that LAGC can be used to fabricate a number of miniature optical elements such as lenses, lens rasters, light guides and waveguides, etc.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)92-98
Number of pages7
JournalQuantum Electronics
Volume37
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Glass ceramics
  • Laser amorphisation
  • Microoptical elements

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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