Table of Contents
Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials
1.1 Laser processing concepts and processes: an introduction
1.2 Laser radiation, propagation and delivery
1.3 Summary of the interactions of laser radiation with condensed matter
1.4 Radiation absorption and energy transfer
1.5 Materials processing phenomena: appraisal of energy dependencies
1.6 Laser-based materials processing for photonics
1.7 Specific laser processing schemes for photonics applications
1.8 A suite of emerging concepts driving future trends
Part I: Laser-induced growth of materials and surface structures
Chapter 2: Emerging pulsed laser deposition techniques
2.1 Current state-of-the-art in pulsed laser deposition (PLD)
2.2 Problems for growth of thick films and designer refractive index profiles
2.4 Use of three different targets: combinatorial growth
2.5 Future work in complex PLD geometries
3.2 Experiments and discussion
3.3 Two-stage mechanism of nanocones formation in semiconductors
3.4 Applications in nanoelectronics and optoelectronics
4.1 Review of periodic photonic devices induced by the interference of ultrashort pulse laser beams
4.2 Theoretical aspects of the interference of ultrashort pulse laser beams
4.3 Microstructures induced by the interference of two femtosecond laser beams
4.4 Microstructures induced by the interference of multiple femtosecond laser beams
4.5 Transfer of periodic microstructures by the interference of femtosecond laser beams
4.6 Conclusions and future trends
Part II: Laser-induced three-dimensional micro- and nano-structuring
Chapter 5: Multiphoton lithography, processing and fabrication of photonic structures
5.1 Introduction to multiphoton lithography
5.2 Principles of multiphoton absorption and lithography
5.3 Materials for multiphoton lithography
5.4 Applications of multiphoton lithography in photonics
5.5 Future prospects for multiphoton lithography in photonics
Chapter 6: Laser-based micro- and nano-fabrication of photonic structures
6.1 Introduction and motivation
6.2 Fabrication of 2D and 3D photonic micro-structures
6.3 Laser lithography for the fabrication of photonic structures
6.4 Laser lithography based on one-, two- or multiple-photon absorption
6.5 Material modification aspects
6.6 Device design, fabrication and applications
6.7 Conclusions and future trends
Chapter 7: Laser-induced soft matter organization and microstructuring of photonic materials
7.2 The origin of radiation forces
7.3 Organization of entangled polymers and hybrids by laser radiation
7.4 Organization and microfabrication by radiation forces: an emerging technology
7.5 Conclusions and future prospects
Chapter 8: Laser-assisted polymer joining methods for photonic devices
8.2 Properties of benzocyclobutene (BCB) polymers for photonic applications
8.3 BCB as a planarization material for fabrication of semiconductor photonic devices
8.5 Laser microwelding for assembly of periodic photonic structures
Part III: Laser fabrication and manipulation of photonic structures and devices
Chapter 9: Laser seeding and thermal processing of glass with nanoscale resolution
9.3 Estimating the retention of nanoscale information in regenerated grating structures
Chapter 10: Femtosecond-laser-induced refractive index modifications for photonic device processing
10.2 Ultrafast laser interactions with dielectric materials
10.3 Refractive index modification mechanisms
10.4 Photonic device processing
Chapter 11: Thermal writing of photonic devices in glass and polymers by femtosecond lasers
11.2 Femtosecond laser–material interaction in waveguide writing
11.3 Femtosecond laser waveguide writing in glasses
11.4 Waveguide writing in polymers
12.1 Introduction and historical overview
12.2 Glass photosensitivity using laser beams
12.3 Correlation of underlying photosensitivity mechanisms with refractive index changes
12.4 Types of photosensitivity in optical fibers
12.5 Grating fabrication in standard, germanosilicate optical fibers
12.6 Grating fabrication in standard, all-silica optical fibers
12.7 Grating fabrication in phosphate and fluoride glass fibers
12.8 Microstructured optical fiber (MOF) gratings
12.9 Laser machining of optical fibers