Measurement of Chromatic Birefringence Dispersion of Phase Plates Written in Glasses by Femtosecond Pulses

• Published in: Glass and ceramics Vol. 81; no. 5-6; pp. 225 - 229
• Main Authors: Stopkin, S. I., Mikhailov, Yu. V., Lipatiev, A. S., Fedotov, S. S., Lipateva, T. O., Lotarev, S. V., Ivanov, P. I., Sigaev, V. N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.09.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Birefringence; Ceramics; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials; Chemistry and Materials Science; Composites; Direct laser writing; Dispersion curve analysis; Femtosecond pulsed lasers; Femtosecond pulses; Glass; Laser beams; Light beams; Materials Science; Natural Materials; Optical components; Phase plates; Silica glass; direct laser writing; nanoporous glass; silica glass; birefringence dispersion; phase plate
• ISSN: 0361-7610; 1573-8515
• DOI: 10.1007/s10717-024-00687-w

The direct femtosecond laser writing of phase optical elements in glasses represents a promising technique for controlling light beams and developing new functional devices that operate on the birefringence effect. In this study, phase plates were written in the volume of silica and nanoporous glasses using a laser beam. For the first time, the chromatic dispersion curves of birefringence were measured for such plates using multiple methods. This allows the retardance of birefringent elements fabricated by direct laser writing to be estimated, even when using commercial birefringence analysis systems operating at a specific wavelength.