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    Laser induced microexplosions in transparent materials, at CLEO/QELS '97 (Baltimore, MD), Friday, May 23, 1997
    We recently discovered that 200-nm diameter structures can be created inside transparent materials by ultrafast-laser driven microexplosions. Applications include high-density 3-D data storage, fabrication of 3-D optical elements, and novel materials processing. We present the results of optical and structural examinations and discuss the physical processes involved.
    Laser-induced microexplosions: creating stellar conditions on an optical bench, at Joint SPIE and Department of Electrical and Electrical Engineering Seminar, The University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, Hong Kong), Saturday, October 23, 1999:
    talk_310.pdf
    Using femtosecond laser pulses we study the effects of intense laser radiation on transparent materials. By tightly focusing these laser pulses below the surface of transparent materials, we initiate highly nonlinear absorption processes which produce a dense, highly-excited plasma inside the sample. The high density, tightly-confined plasma leads to a micron-sized explosion within the material, with temperatures and pressures approaching stellar conditions. We have recently shown that it is possible to create internal submicron-sized structures by optically initiating microexplosions inside... Read more about Laser-induced microexplosions: creating stellar conditions on an optical bench
    Micromachining of bulk glass with tightly-focused femtosecond laser pulses, at XI International Symposium Ultrafast Phenomena in Spectroscopy, Academia Sinica (Taipei, Taiwan), Tuesday, October 26, 1999:
    talk_279.pdf
    By focusing femtosecond laser pulses with high numerical-aperture microscope objectives, we micromachine optical glass using energies that are in the range of modern laser oscillators. When a femtosecond laser pulse is tightly focused inside a transparent material, energy deposition occurs only at the focus, where the laser intensity is high enough to cause absorption through nonlinear processes. When enough energy is deposited, the material is damaged and a localized change in the index of refraction is produced. By scanning the focus through the sample, very precise, three-dimensional... Read more about Micromachining of bulk glass with tightly-focused femtosecond laser pulses
    Laser-Solid Interactions for Materials Processing, at 2000 Materials Research Science Meeting (San Francisco, CA), Wednesday, April 26, 2000:
    talk_319.pdf
    By focusing femtosecond laser pulses with high numerical-aperture microscope objectives, we micromachine optical glass using energies that are in the range of modern laser oscillators. When a femtosecond laser pulse is tightly focused inside a transparent material, energy deposition occurs only at the focus, where the laser intensity is high enough to cause absorption through nonlinear processes. When enough energy is deposited, a localized change in the index of refraction is produced, i.e. the material is damaged. By scanning the focus through the sample, very precise, three-dimensional... Read more about Laser-Solid Interactions for Materials Processing
    Microexplosions: controlling matter with light, at Frontiers in Chemistry and Materials Science Symposium, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (Livermore, CA), Thursday, October 19, 2000:
    talk_357.pdf
    Light travels undisturbed through a window pane because glass is transparent -- light and glass don't interact. With a powerful femtosecond laser pulse, however, nonlinear processes give rise to light-matter interactions that open the door to new studies in materials science, chemistry, condensed matter physics, and life sciences. Even at very modest energies, the intensity of a tightly-focused, femtosecond laser pulse can be high enough to cause nonlinear absorption of laser energy by a transparent material. The absorption is confined at the focus producing extreme conditions in the... Read more about Microexplosions: controlling matter with light
    Femtosecond micromachining of transparent materials, at OSA 2000 Annual Meeting (Providence, RI), Tuesday, October 24, 2000:
    talk_313.pdf
    By tightly-focusing femtosecond laser pulses, we achieve the intensity required for permanent structural change in transparent materials with only nanojoules of energy. We discuss the mechanisms and morphology of bulk structural changes produced by femtosecond laser pulses, and describe recent work on the direct writing of photonics devices using only a laser oscillator.
    Micromachining and laser processing with ultrashort laser pulses, at Second International Symposium on Laser Precision Microfabrication (LPM2001) (Singapore), Wednesday, May 16, 2001:
    talk_359.pdf
    When femtosecond laser pulses are focused tightly into a transparent material, the intensity in the focal volume can become high enough to cause nonlinear absorption of laser energy. The absorption, in turn, can lead to permanent structural or chemical changes. Such changes can be used for micromachining bulk transparent materials. Applications include data storage and the writing of waveguides and waveguide splitters in bulk glass, fabrication of micromechanical devices in polymers, and subcellular photodisruption inside single cells. In this talk we will review recent results obtained in... Read more about Micromachining and laser processing with ultrashort laser pulses
    Laser induced microexplosions and applications in laser micromachining, at Annual Meeting of the Stanford Photonics Research Center, Standord University (Palo Alto, CA), Saturday, September 15, 2001:
    talk_400.pdf
    When femtosecond laser pulses are focused tightly into a transparent material, the intensity in the focal volume can become high enough to cause nonlinear absorption of laser energy. The absorption, in turn, can lead to permanent structural or chemical changes. Such changes can be used for micromachining bulk transparent materials. Applications include data storage and the writing of waveguides and waveguide splitters in bulk glass, fabrication of micromechanical devices in polymers, and subcellular photodisruption inside single cells. In this talk we will review recent results obtained in... Read more about Laser induced microexplosions and applications in laser micromachining
    Femtosecond laser micromachining of transparent materials for photonics and biology, at International Symposium on Photonic Glasses 2002 (Shanghai, China), Tuesday, October 15, 2002:
    talk_435.pdf
    When femtosecond laser pulses are focused tightly into a transparent material, the intensity in the focal volume can become high enough to cause nonlinear absorption of laser energy. The absorption, in turn, can lead to permanent structural or chemical changes. Such changes can be used for micromachining bulk transparent materials. Applications include data storage and the writing of waveguides and waveguide splitters in bulk glass, fabrication of micromechanical devices in polymers, and subcellular photodisruption inside single cells. In this talk we will review recent results obtained in... Read more about Femtosecond laser micromachining of transparent materials for photonics and biology
    Femtosecond Laser Micromachining: Applications in Technology and Biology, at 2005 SPIE Photonics West Conference, Symposium OE04: Ultrafast Phenomena in Semiconductors and Nanostructure Materials IX (San Jose, CA), Wednesday, January 26, 2005:
    talk_1077.pdf
    When femtosecond laser pulses are focused tightly into a transparent material, the intensity in the focal volume can become high enough to cause nonlinear absorption of laser energy. The absorption, in turn, can lead to permanent structural or chemical changes. Such changes can be used for micromachining bulk transparent materials. Applications include data storage and the writing of waveguides and waveguide splitters in bulk glass, fabrication of micromechanical devices in polymers, and subcellular photodisruption inside single cells. In this talk we will review recent results obtained in... Read more about Femtosecond Laser Micromachining: Applications in Technology and Biology
    Optical waveguide fabrication for integrated photonic devices, at Optical and Electronic Device Technology for Access Network: Nanophotonics and functional device technology (San Jose, CA), Thursday, January 27, 2005:
    talk_1099.pdf
    The dynamic nature of future optical networks requires high levels of integration, fast response times, and adaptability of the optical components. Laser micromachining circumvents the limitations of planar integration, making three-dimensional integration possible and allowing dense packaging of optical devices with no alignment requirements. Femtosecond micromachining provides the analog of circuit printing by wiring light between various photonic devices as well as printing the actual photonic device into a single or various substrates. Oscillator-only machining has several advantages over... Read more about Optical waveguide fabrication for integrated photonic devices
    Femtosecond laser micromachining, at French-Israeli Symposium on Non-linear and Quantum Optics (Ein Bokek, Israel), Wednesday, February 23, 2005:
    talk_1127.pdf
    When femtosecond laser pulses are focused tightly into a transparent material, the intensity in the focal volume can become high enough to cause nonlinear absorption of laser energy. The absorption, in turn, can lead to permanent structural or chemical changes. Such changes can be used for micromachining bulk transparent materials. Applications include data storage and the writing of waveguides and waveguide splitters in bulk glass, fabrication of micromechanical devices in polymers, and subcellular photodisruption inside single cells.
    Femtosecond laser micromachining: Applications in Technology and Biology, at The 8th International Conference on Laser Ablation (Banff, Canada), Monday, September 12, 2005:
    talk_1139.pdf
    When femtosecond laser pulses are tightly focused into a transparent material, the intensity in the focal volume is high enough to cause absorption through nonlinear processes. The absorption of the laser energy excites a submicrometer-sized region of plasma inside the material, and the energy is subsequently transferred to the atoms in the form of heat and shock waves. This process permanently alters solids and ablates cellular structures in biological media [1]. Applications include high-density data storage in three dimensions, writing of waveguides and waveguide splitters in bulk glass,... Read more about Femtosecond laser micromachining: Applications in Technology and Biology

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