Photoinduced self-developing relief gratings in thin film chalcogenide As2S3 glasses

被引:70
作者
Galstyan, TV
Viens, JF
Villeneuve, A
Richardson, K
Duguay, MA
机构
[1] Université Laval, Ctr. d'Optique, Photonique et Laser
[2] Department of Physics, Moscow Engineering Physics Institute
[3] Institut d'Optique, Orsay
[4] Ctr. for Opt., Photonics, and Lasers, Laval University, Que.
基金
加拿大自然科学与工程研究理事会;
关键词
Bragg gratings; dynamic holography; microfabrication; nonlinear glasses; photo-expansion; photosensitivity; relief gratings; self-diffraction;
D O I
10.1109/50.618337
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Experimental observation and study of light induced relief gratings in chalcogenide glasses is presented. Holographic exposure of the glass film by near bandgap light leads to a realtime periodic thickness self-expansion without further processing. The dynamics of surface modulation is not monotone with respect to the exposition. These modulations demonstrate a strong memory effect, but can be erased by heating near the glass transition temperature.
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页码:1343 / 1347
页数:5
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