Volumetric glass modification with Gaussian and doughnut-shaped pulses: from localized laser-energy absorption to absorption delocalization

Martin Zukerstein; Vladimir P. Zhukov; Yuri P. Meschcheryakov; Nadezhda M. Bulgakova

doi:10.1117/12.3012270

11 April 2024 Volumetric glass modification with Gaussian and doughnut-shaped pulses: from localized laser-energy absorption to absorption delocalization

Martin Zukerstein, Vladimir P. Zhukov, Yuri P. Meschcheryakov, Nadezhda M. Bulgakova

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Proceedings Volume 12939, High-Power Laser Ablation VIII; 1293903 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3012270
Event: SPIE High-Power Laser Ablation, 2024, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

Abstract

Volumetric modification of glass materials by ultrashort laser pulses is a powerful technique enabling direct writing of three-dimensional structures for fabrication of optical, photonic, and microfluidic devices. The level of modification is determined by the locally absorbed energy density, which depends on numerous factors. In this work, the effect of the spatial pulse shape on the ultrashort laser excitation of fused silica was investigated experimentally and theoretically for the volumetric modification regimes. We focused on two shapes of laser pulses, Gaussian and doughnut-shaped (DS) ones. It was found that, at relatively low pulse energies, in the range of ~1–5 microjoules, the DS pulses are more efficient in volumetric structural changes than Gaussian pulses. It is explained by the intensity clamping effect for the Gaussian pulses, which leads to the delocalization of the laser energy absorption. In the DS case, this effect is overcome due to the geometry of the focused beam propagation, accompanied by the electron plasma formation, which scatters light toward the beam axis. The thermoelastoplastic modeling performed for the DS pulses revealed intriguing dynamics of the shock waves generated because of tubular-like energy absorption. It is anticipated that such a double shock wave structure can induce the formation of high-pressure polymorphs of transparent materials that can be used for investigations of nonequilibrium thermodynamics of warm dense matter. The DS laser pulses of low energies of the order of 100 nJ which generate a gentle tubular-like modification can be perspective for a miniature waveguide writing in glass.

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Martin Zukerstein, Vladimir P. Zhukov, Yuri P. Meschcheryakov, and Nadezhda M. Bulgakova "Volumetric glass modification with Gaussian and doughnut-shaped pulses: from localized laser-energy absorption to absorption delocalization", Proc. SPIE 12939, High-Power Laser Ablation VIII, 1293903 (11 April 2024); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.3012270

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