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Laser writing in glass

Femtosecond laser processing to create functional regions and waveguides inside a material.

Illustration of laser writing in glass
Research illustration; not a measurement result.

Research question

How can the properties of glass be modified locally to create an optical structure within its volume?

Approach

Femtosecond laser modification of glasses and glass-ceramics, followed by characterization of the written regions and their optical properties.

Femtosecond laserWaveguidesMicro-optics

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Studies of laser modification in silver-doped phosphate glass and waveguide writing in lithium aluminosilicate glass-ceramics. My role is research co-author.

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