Micromachining of bulk glass with tightly-focused femtosecond laser pulses

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1999. “Micromachining of Bulk Glass With Tightly-Focused Femtosecond Laser Pulses”

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By tightly focusing femtosecond laser pulses, we micromachine optical glass using pulse energies of just a few nanojoules. We have used this technique to manufacture optical waveguides inside bulk glass.