Nanoscale surface and subsurface defects induced in lithium niobate by a femtosecond laser

Eric A. Stach, Velimir Radmilovic, Devesh Deshpande, Ajay Malshe, Dennis Alexander, David Doerr

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Abstract

Ion and electron microscopy was used to characterize micro- and nanoscale surface and subsurface defects in LiNbO3 formed during femtosecond laser processing. In each case, the ablated region is surrounded by amorphized material as well as a region containing highly defective crystal. The subsurface structure is completely amorphous with a void at the top of the structure, and an amorphous channel which reaches through the surface as a result of the explosive nature of the material-laser interaction.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4420-4422
Number of pages3
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume83
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 24 2003
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)

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