Abstract

Laser writing of longitudinal waveguides in bulk transparent materials degrades with the focusing depth due to wavefront distortions generated at the air-dielectric interface. Using adaptive spatial tailoring of ultrashort laser pulses, we show that spherical aberrations can be dynamically compensated in optical glasses, in synchronization with the writing procedure. Aberration-free structures can thus be induced at different depths, showing higher flexibility for 3D processing. This enables optimal writing of homogeneous longitudinal waveguides over more significant lengths. The corrective process becomes increasingly important when laser energy has to be transported without losses at arbitrary depths, with the purpose of triggering mechanisms of positive refractive index change.

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2007 (5)

2006 (6)

M. J. Booth, M. Schwertner, T. Wilson, M. Nakano, Y. Kawata, M. Nakabayashi, and S. Miyata, “Predictive aberration correction for multilayer optical data storage,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 031109/1–3 (2006).
[Crossref]

J. Hahn, H. Kim, K. Choi, and B. Lee, “Real-time digital holographic beam-shaping system with a genetic feedback tuning loop,” Appl. Opt. 45, 915–924 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

D. Liu, Y. Li, R. An, Y. Dou, H. Yang, and Q. Gong, “Influence of focusing depth on the microfabrication of waveguides inside silica glass by femtosecond laser direct writing,” Appl. Phys. A 84, 257–260 (2006).
[Crossref]

V. Diez-Blanco, J. Siegel, and J. Solis, “Waveguide structures written in SF57 glass with fs-laser pulses above the critical self-focusing threshold,” Appl. Surf. Sci. 252, 4523–4526 (2006).
[Crossref]

S. Juodkazis, K. Nishimura, S. Tanaka, H. Misawa, E. G. Gamaly, B. Luther-Davies, L. Hallo, P. Nicolai, and V. T. Tikhonchuk, “Laser-induced microexplosion confined in the bulk of a sapphire crystal: evidence of multimegabar pressures,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 166101/1–4 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

K. Itoh, W. Watanabe, S. Nolte, and C. Schaffer, “Ultrafast processes for bulk modification of transparent materials,” MRS Bull. 31, 620–625 (2006).
[Crossref]

2005 (5)

A. Szameit, D. Blömer, J. Burghoff, T. Schreiber, T. Pertsch, S. Nolte, A. Tünnermann, and F. Lederer “Discrete nonlinear localization in femtosecond laser written waveguides in fused silica,” Opt. Express 13, 10552–10557 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

C. Hnatovsky, R. S. Taylor, E. Simova, V. R. Bhardwaj, D. M. Rayner, and P. B. Corkum, “High-resolution study of photoinduced modification in fused silica produced by a tightly focused femtosecond laser beam in the presence of aberrations,” J. Appl. Phys. 98, 013517/1–5 (2005).
[Crossref]

V. R. Bhardwaj, E. Simova, P. B. Corkum, D. M. Rayner, C. Hnatovsky, R. S. Taylor, B. Schreder, M. Kluge, and J. Zimmer, “Femtosecond laser-induced refractive index modification in multicomponent glasses,” J. Appl. Phys. 97, 083102/1–9 (2005).
[Crossref]

N. Sanner, N. Huot, E. Audouard, C. Larat, J.-P. Huignard, and B. Loiseaux, “Programmable focal spot shaping of amplified femtosecond laser pulses,” Opt. Lett. 30, 1479–1481 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Q. Sun, H. Jiang, Y. Liu, Y. Zhou, H. Yang, and Q. Gong, “Effect of spherical aberration on the propagation of a tightly focused femtosecond laser pulse inside fused silica,” J. Opt. A: Pure and Appl. Opt. 7, 655–659 (2005).
[Crossref]

2004 (2)

M. Kamata and M. Obara, “Control of the refractive index change in fused silica glasses induced by a loosely focused femtosecond laser,” Appl. Phys. A 78, 85–88 (2004).
[Crossref]

E. Bricchi, B. G. Klappauf, and P. G. Kazansky, “Form birefringence and negative index change created by femtosecond direct writing in transparent materials,” Opt. Lett. 29, 119–121 (2004).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

2003 (2)

W. Watanabe, T. Asano, K. Yamada, K. Itoh, and J. Nishii “Wavelength division with three-dimensional couplers fabricated by filamentation of femtosecond laser pulses,” Opt. Lett. 28, 2491–2493 (2003).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

A. Marcinkevicius, V. Mizeikis, S. Juodkasis, S. Matsuo, and H. Misawa, “Effect of refractive index-mismatch on laser microfabrication in silica glass,” Appl. Phys. A 76, 257–260 (2003).
[Crossref]

2001 (1)

T. Kondo, S. Matsuo, S. Juodkazis, and H. Misawa, “Femtosecond laser interference technique with diffractive beam splitter for fabrication of three-dimensional photonic crystals,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 76, 725–727 (2001).
[Crossref]

2000 (1)

A. M. Weiner, “Femtosecond pulse shaping using spatial light modulators,” Rev. Sci. Instrum. 71, 1929 (2000).
[Crossref]

1999 (2)

D. Homoelle, S. Wielandy, A. L. Gaeta, N. F. Borrelli, and C. Smith, “Infrared photosensitivity in silica glasses exposed to femtosecond laser pulses,” Opt. Lett. 24, 1311–1313 (1999).
[Crossref]

L. Sudrie, M. Franco, B. Prade, and A. Mysyrowicz, “Writing of permanent birefringent microlayers in bulk fused silica with femtosecond laser pulses,” Opt. Commun. 171, 279–284 (1999).
[Crossref]

1998 (2)

M. J. Booth, M. A. A. Neil, and T. Wilson, “Aberration correction for confocal imaging in refractive-index-mismatched media,” J. Micros. 192, 90–98 (1998).
[Crossref]

R. S. Judson and H. Rabitz, “Teaching lasers to control molecules,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 1500–1503 (1998).
[Crossref]

1997 (1)

K. Miura, J. Qiu, H. Inouye, and T. Mitsuyu, “Photowritten optical waveguides in various glasses with ultrashort pulse laser,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 71, 3329–3331 (1997).
[Crossref]

1996 (2)

An, R.

D. Liu, Y. Li, R. An, Y. Dou, H. Yang, and Q. Gong, “Influence of focusing depth on the microfabrication of waveguides inside silica glass by femtosecond laser direct writing,” Appl. Phys. A 84, 257–260 (2006).
[Crossref]

Asano, T.

Audouard, E.

Bartelt, A.

A. Bartelt, “Control of wave packet dynamics in small alkali clusters with optimally shaped femtosecond pulses,” Ph.D. Thesis Freie Universität Berlin (2002).

Bhardwaj, V. R.

V. R. Bhardwaj, E. Simova, P. B. Corkum, D. M. Rayner, C. Hnatovsky, R. S. Taylor, B. Schreder, M. Kluge, and J. Zimmer, “Femtosecond laser-induced refractive index modification in multicomponent glasses,” J. Appl. Phys. 97, 083102/1–9 (2005).
[Crossref]

C. Hnatovsky, R. S. Taylor, E. Simova, V. R. Bhardwaj, D. M. Rayner, and P. B. Corkum, “High-resolution study of photoinduced modification in fused silica produced by a tightly focused femtosecond laser beam in the presence of aberrations,” J. Appl. Phys. 98, 013517/1–5 (2005).
[Crossref]

Blömer, D.

Booth, M. J.

M. J. Booth, M. Schwertner, T. Wilson, M. Nakano, Y. Kawata, M. Nakabayashi, and S. Miyata, “Predictive aberration correction for multilayer optical data storage,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 031109/1–3 (2006).
[Crossref]

M. J. Booth, M. A. A. Neil, and T. Wilson, “Aberration correction for confocal imaging in refractive-index-mismatched media,” J. Micros. 192, 90–98 (1998).
[Crossref]

Borrelli, N. F.

Bourgeade, A.

L. Hallo, A. Bourgeade, V. T. Tikhonchuk, C. Mezel, and J. Breil, “Model and numerical simulations of the propagation and absorption of a short laser pulse in a transparent dielectric material: Blast-wave launch and cavity formation,” Phys. Rev. B 76, 024101/1–12 (2007).
[Crossref]

Breil, J.

L. Hallo, A. Bourgeade, V. T. Tikhonchuk, C. Mezel, and J. Breil, “Model and numerical simulations of the propagation and absorption of a short laser pulse in a transparent dielectric material: Blast-wave launch and cavity formation,” Phys. Rev. B 76, 024101/1–12 (2007).
[Crossref]

Bricchi, E.

Burghoff, J.

Callan, J. P.

Cerullo, G.

Choi, K.

Corkum, P. B.

V. R. Bhardwaj, E. Simova, P. B. Corkum, D. M. Rayner, C. Hnatovsky, R. S. Taylor, B. Schreder, M. Kluge, and J. Zimmer, “Femtosecond laser-induced refractive index modification in multicomponent glasses,” J. Appl. Phys. 97, 083102/1–9 (2005).
[Crossref]

C. Hnatovsky, R. S. Taylor, E. Simova, V. R. Bhardwaj, D. M. Rayner, and P. B. Corkum, “High-resolution study of photoinduced modification in fused silica produced by a tightly focused femtosecond laser beam in the presence of aberrations,” J. Appl. Phys. 98, 013517/1–5 (2005).
[Crossref]

Davis, K. M.

Diez-Blanco, V.

V. Diez-Blanco, J. Siegel, and J. Solis, “Waveguide structures written in SF57 glass with fs-laser pulses above the critical self-focusing threshold,” Appl. Surf. Sci. 252, 4523–4526 (2006).
[Crossref]

Dou, Y.

D. Liu, Y. Li, R. An, Y. Dou, H. Yang, and Q. Gong, “Influence of focusing depth on the microfabrication of waveguides inside silica glass by femtosecond laser direct writing,” Appl. Phys. A 84, 257–260 (2006).
[Crossref]

Eaton, S. M.

Festa, A.

Finlay, R. J.

Franco, M.

L. Sudrie, M. Franco, B. Prade, and A. Mysyrowicz, “Writing of permanent birefringent microlayers in bulk fused silica with femtosecond laser pulses,” Opt. Commun. 171, 279–284 (1999).
[Crossref]

Gaeta, A. L.

Gamaly, E. G.

S. Juodkazis, K. Nishimura, S. Tanaka, H. Misawa, E. G. Gamaly, B. Luther-Davies, L. Hallo, P. Nicolai, and V. T. Tikhonchuk, “Laser-induced microexplosion confined in the bulk of a sapphire crystal: evidence of multimegabar pressures,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 166101/1–4 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Glezer, E. N.

Gong, Q.

D. Liu, Y. Li, R. An, Y. Dou, H. Yang, and Q. Gong, “Influence of focusing depth on the microfabrication of waveguides inside silica glass by femtosecond laser direct writing,” Appl. Phys. A 84, 257–260 (2006).
[Crossref]

Q. Sun, H. Jiang, Y. Liu, Y. Zhou, H. Yang, and Q. Gong, “Effect of spherical aberration on the propagation of a tightly focused femtosecond laser pulse inside fused silica,” J. Opt. A: Pure and Appl. Opt. 7, 655–659 (2005).
[Crossref]

Hahn, J.

Hallo, L.

L. Hallo, A. Bourgeade, V. T. Tikhonchuk, C. Mezel, and J. Breil, “Model and numerical simulations of the propagation and absorption of a short laser pulse in a transparent dielectric material: Blast-wave launch and cavity formation,” Phys. Rev. B 76, 024101/1–12 (2007).
[Crossref]

S. Juodkazis, K. Nishimura, S. Tanaka, H. Misawa, E. G. Gamaly, B. Luther-Davies, L. Hallo, P. Nicolai, and V. T. Tikhonchuk, “Laser-induced microexplosion confined in the bulk of a sapphire crystal: evidence of multimegabar pressures,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 166101/1–4 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Her, T.-H.

Herman, P. R.

Hirao, K.

Hnatovsky, C.

C. Hnatovsky, R. S. Taylor, E. Simova, V. R. Bhardwaj, D. M. Rayner, and P. B. Corkum, “High-resolution study of photoinduced modification in fused silica produced by a tightly focused femtosecond laser beam in the presence of aberrations,” J. Appl. Phys. 98, 013517/1–5 (2005).
[Crossref]

V. R. Bhardwaj, E. Simova, P. B. Corkum, D. M. Rayner, C. Hnatovsky, R. S. Taylor, B. Schreder, M. Kluge, and J. Zimmer, “Femtosecond laser-induced refractive index modification in multicomponent glasses,” J. Appl. Phys. 97, 083102/1–9 (2005).
[Crossref]

Homoelle, D.

Huang, L.

Huignard, J.-P.

Huot, N.

Inouye, H.

K. Miura, J. Qiu, H. Inouye, and T. Mitsuyu, “Photowritten optical waveguides in various glasses with ultrashort pulse laser,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 71, 3329–3331 (1997).
[Crossref]

Itoh, K.

Jiang, H.

Q. Sun, H. Jiang, Y. Liu, Y. Zhou, H. Yang, and Q. Gong, “Effect of spherical aberration on the propagation of a tightly focused femtosecond laser pulse inside fused silica,” J. Opt. A: Pure and Appl. Opt. 7, 655–659 (2005).
[Crossref]

Judson, R. S.

R. S. Judson and H. Rabitz, “Teaching lasers to control molecules,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 1500–1503 (1998).
[Crossref]

Juodkasis, S.

A. Marcinkevicius, V. Mizeikis, S. Juodkasis, S. Matsuo, and H. Misawa, “Effect of refractive index-mismatch on laser microfabrication in silica glass,” Appl. Phys. A 76, 257–260 (2003).
[Crossref]

Juodkazis, S.

S. Juodkazis, K. Nishimura, S. Tanaka, H. Misawa, E. G. Gamaly, B. Luther-Davies, L. Hallo, P. Nicolai, and V. T. Tikhonchuk, “Laser-induced microexplosion confined in the bulk of a sapphire crystal: evidence of multimegabar pressures,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 166101/1–4 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

T. Kondo, S. Matsuo, S. Juodkazis, and H. Misawa, “Femtosecond laser interference technique with diffractive beam splitter for fabrication of three-dimensional photonic crystals,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 76, 725–727 (2001).
[Crossref]

Kamata, M.

M. Kamata and M. Obara, “Control of the refractive index change in fused silica glasses induced by a loosely focused femtosecond laser,” Appl. Phys. A 78, 85–88 (2004).
[Crossref]

Kawata, Y.

M. J. Booth, M. Schwertner, T. Wilson, M. Nakano, Y. Kawata, M. Nakabayashi, and S. Miyata, “Predictive aberration correction for multilayer optical data storage,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 031109/1–3 (2006).
[Crossref]

Kazansky, P. G.

Kim, H.

Klappauf, B. G.

Kluge, M.

V. R. Bhardwaj, E. Simova, P. B. Corkum, D. M. Rayner, C. Hnatovsky, R. S. Taylor, B. Schreder, M. Kluge, and J. Zimmer, “Femtosecond laser-induced refractive index modification in multicomponent glasses,” J. Appl. Phys. 97, 083102/1–9 (2005).
[Crossref]

Kondo, T.

T. Kondo, S. Matsuo, S. Juodkazis, and H. Misawa, “Femtosecond laser interference technique with diffractive beam splitter for fabrication of three-dimensional photonic crystals,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 76, 725–727 (2001).
[Crossref]

Laporta, P.

Larat, C.

Lederer, F.

Lee, B.

Li, J.

Li, Y.

D. Liu, Y. Li, R. An, Y. Dou, H. Yang, and Q. Gong, “Influence of focusing depth on the microfabrication of waveguides inside silica glass by femtosecond laser direct writing,” Appl. Phys. A 84, 257–260 (2006).
[Crossref]

Liu, D.

D. Liu, Y. Li, R. An, Y. Dou, H. Yang, and Q. Gong, “Influence of focusing depth on the microfabrication of waveguides inside silica glass by femtosecond laser direct writing,” Appl. Phys. A 84, 257–260 (2006).
[Crossref]

Liu, Y.

Q. Sun, H. Jiang, Y. Liu, Y. Zhou, H. Yang, and Q. Gong, “Effect of spherical aberration on the propagation of a tightly focused femtosecond laser pulse inside fused silica,” J. Opt. A: Pure and Appl. Opt. 7, 655–659 (2005).
[Crossref]

Loiseaux, B.

Luther-Davies, B.

S. Juodkazis, K. Nishimura, S. Tanaka, H. Misawa, E. G. Gamaly, B. Luther-Davies, L. Hallo, P. Nicolai, and V. T. Tikhonchuk, “Laser-induced microexplosion confined in the bulk of a sapphire crystal: evidence of multimegabar pressures,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 166101/1–4 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Marcinkevicius, A.

A. Marcinkevicius, V. Mizeikis, S. Juodkasis, S. Matsuo, and H. Misawa, “Effect of refractive index-mismatch on laser microfabrication in silica glass,” Appl. Phys. A 76, 257–260 (2003).
[Crossref]

Matsuo, S.

A. Marcinkevicius, V. Mizeikis, S. Juodkasis, S. Matsuo, and H. Misawa, “Effect of refractive index-mismatch on laser microfabrication in silica glass,” Appl. Phys. A 76, 257–260 (2003).
[Crossref]

T. Kondo, S. Matsuo, S. Juodkazis, and H. Misawa, “Femtosecond laser interference technique with diffractive beam splitter for fabrication of three-dimensional photonic crystals,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 76, 725–727 (2001).
[Crossref]

Mauclair, C.

Mazur, E.

Mermillod-Blondin, A.

N. Huot, R. Stoian, A. Mermillod-Blondin, C. Mauclair, and E. Audouard, “Analysis of the effects of spherical aberration on ultrafast laser-induced refractive index variation in glass,” Opt. Express 15, 12395–12408 (2007).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

A. Mermillod-Blondin, “Analysis and optimization of ultrafast laser-induced bulk modifications in dielectric materials,” Ph.D. Thesis Freie Universität Berlin (2007).

Mezel, C.

L. Hallo, A. Bourgeade, V. T. Tikhonchuk, C. Mezel, and J. Breil, “Model and numerical simulations of the propagation and absorption of a short laser pulse in a transparent dielectric material: Blast-wave launch and cavity formation,” Phys. Rev. B 76, 024101/1–12 (2007).
[Crossref]

Milosavljevic, M.

Misawa, H.

S. Juodkazis, K. Nishimura, S. Tanaka, H. Misawa, E. G. Gamaly, B. Luther-Davies, L. Hallo, P. Nicolai, and V. T. Tikhonchuk, “Laser-induced microexplosion confined in the bulk of a sapphire crystal: evidence of multimegabar pressures,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 166101/1–4 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

A. Marcinkevicius, V. Mizeikis, S. Juodkasis, S. Matsuo, and H. Misawa, “Effect of refractive index-mismatch on laser microfabrication in silica glass,” Appl. Phys. A 76, 257–260 (2003).
[Crossref]

T. Kondo, S. Matsuo, S. Juodkazis, and H. Misawa, “Femtosecond laser interference technique with diffractive beam splitter for fabrication of three-dimensional photonic crystals,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 76, 725–727 (2001).
[Crossref]

Mitsuyu, T.

K. Miura, J. Qiu, H. Inouye, and T. Mitsuyu, “Photowritten optical waveguides in various glasses with ultrashort pulse laser,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 71, 3329–3331 (1997).
[Crossref]

Miura, K.

Miyata, S.

M. J. Booth, M. Schwertner, T. Wilson, M. Nakano, Y. Kawata, M. Nakabayashi, and S. Miyata, “Predictive aberration correction for multilayer optical data storage,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 031109/1–3 (2006).
[Crossref]

Mizeikis, V.

A. Marcinkevicius, V. Mizeikis, S. Juodkasis, S. Matsuo, and H. Misawa, “Effect of refractive index-mismatch on laser microfabrication in silica glass,” Appl. Phys. A 76, 257–260 (2003).
[Crossref]

Mysyrowicz, A.

L. Sudrie, M. Franco, B. Prade, and A. Mysyrowicz, “Writing of permanent birefringent microlayers in bulk fused silica with femtosecond laser pulses,” Opt. Commun. 171, 279–284 (1999).
[Crossref]

Nakabayashi, M.

M. J. Booth, M. Schwertner, T. Wilson, M. Nakano, Y. Kawata, M. Nakabayashi, and S. Miyata, “Predictive aberration correction for multilayer optical data storage,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 031109/1–3 (2006).
[Crossref]

Nakano, M.

M. J. Booth, M. Schwertner, T. Wilson, M. Nakano, Y. Kawata, M. Nakabayashi, and S. Miyata, “Predictive aberration correction for multilayer optical data storage,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 031109/1–3 (2006).
[Crossref]

Neil, M. A. A.

M. J. Booth, M. A. A. Neil, and T. Wilson, “Aberration correction for confocal imaging in refractive-index-mismatched media,” J. Micros. 192, 90–98 (1998).
[Crossref]

Nejadmalayeri, A. H.

Nicolai, P.

S. Juodkazis, K. Nishimura, S. Tanaka, H. Misawa, E. G. Gamaly, B. Luther-Davies, L. Hallo, P. Nicolai, and V. T. Tikhonchuk, “Laser-induced microexplosion confined in the bulk of a sapphire crystal: evidence of multimegabar pressures,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 166101/1–4 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Nishii, J.

Nishimura, K.

S. Juodkazis, K. Nishimura, S. Tanaka, H. Misawa, E. G. Gamaly, B. Luther-Davies, L. Hallo, P. Nicolai, and V. T. Tikhonchuk, “Laser-induced microexplosion confined in the bulk of a sapphire crystal: evidence of multimegabar pressures,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 166101/1–4 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Nolte, S.

Obara, M.

M. Kamata and M. Obara, “Control of the refractive index change in fused silica glasses induced by a loosely focused femtosecond laser,” Appl. Phys. A 78, 85–88 (2004).
[Crossref]

Osellame, R.

Pertsch, T.

Prade, B.

L. Sudrie, M. Franco, B. Prade, and A. Mysyrowicz, “Writing of permanent birefringent microlayers in bulk fused silica with femtosecond laser pulses,” Opt. Commun. 171, 279–284 (1999).
[Crossref]

Qiu, J.

K. Miura, J. Qiu, H. Inouye, and T. Mitsuyu, “Photowritten optical waveguides in various glasses with ultrashort pulse laser,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 71, 3329–3331 (1997).
[Crossref]

Rabitz, H.

R. S. Judson and H. Rabitz, “Teaching lasers to control molecules,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 1500–1503 (1998).
[Crossref]

Rayner, D. M.

V. R. Bhardwaj, E. Simova, P. B. Corkum, D. M. Rayner, C. Hnatovsky, R. S. Taylor, B. Schreder, M. Kluge, and J. Zimmer, “Femtosecond laser-induced refractive index modification in multicomponent glasses,” J. Appl. Phys. 97, 083102/1–9 (2005).
[Crossref]

C. Hnatovsky, R. S. Taylor, E. Simova, V. R. Bhardwaj, D. M. Rayner, and P. B. Corkum, “High-resolution study of photoinduced modification in fused silica produced by a tightly focused femtosecond laser beam in the presence of aberrations,” J. Appl. Phys. 98, 013517/1–5 (2005).
[Crossref]

Sakakura, M.

Sanner, N.

Schaffer, C.

K. Itoh, W. Watanabe, S. Nolte, and C. Schaffer, “Ultrafast processes for bulk modification of transparent materials,” MRS Bull. 31, 620–625 (2006).
[Crossref]

Schreder, B.

V. R. Bhardwaj, E. Simova, P. B. Corkum, D. M. Rayner, C. Hnatovsky, R. S. Taylor, B. Schreder, M. Kluge, and J. Zimmer, “Femtosecond laser-induced refractive index modification in multicomponent glasses,” J. Appl. Phys. 97, 083102/1–9 (2005).
[Crossref]

Schreiber, T.

Schwertner, M.

M. J. Booth, M. Schwertner, T. Wilson, M. Nakano, Y. Kawata, M. Nakabayashi, and S. Miyata, “Predictive aberration correction for multilayer optical data storage,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 031109/1–3 (2006).
[Crossref]

Shimotsuma, Y.

Siegel, J.

V. Diez-Blanco, J. Siegel, and J. Solis, “Waveguide structures written in SF57 glass with fs-laser pulses above the critical self-focusing threshold,” Appl. Surf. Sci. 252, 4523–4526 (2006).
[Crossref]

Simova, E.

C. Hnatovsky, R. S. Taylor, E. Simova, V. R. Bhardwaj, D. M. Rayner, and P. B. Corkum, “High-resolution study of photoinduced modification in fused silica produced by a tightly focused femtosecond laser beam in the presence of aberrations,” J. Appl. Phys. 98, 013517/1–5 (2005).
[Crossref]

V. R. Bhardwaj, E. Simova, P. B. Corkum, D. M. Rayner, C. Hnatovsky, R. S. Taylor, B. Schreder, M. Kluge, and J. Zimmer, “Femtosecond laser-induced refractive index modification in multicomponent glasses,” J. Appl. Phys. 97, 083102/1–9 (2005).
[Crossref]

Smith, C.

Solis, J.

V. Diez-Blanco, J. Siegel, and J. Solis, “Waveguide structures written in SF57 glass with fs-laser pulses above the critical self-focusing threshold,” Appl. Surf. Sci. 252, 4523–4526 (2006).
[Crossref]

Stoian, R.

Sudrie, L.

L. Sudrie, M. Franco, B. Prade, and A. Mysyrowicz, “Writing of permanent birefringent microlayers in bulk fused silica with femtosecond laser pulses,” Opt. Commun. 171, 279–284 (1999).
[Crossref]

Sugimoto, N.

Sun, Q.

Q. Sun, H. Jiang, Y. Liu, Y. Zhou, H. Yang, and Q. Gong, “Effect of spherical aberration on the propagation of a tightly focused femtosecond laser pulse inside fused silica,” J. Opt. A: Pure and Appl. Opt. 7, 655–659 (2005).
[Crossref]

Szameit, A.

Taccheo, S.

Tanaka, S.

S. Juodkazis, K. Nishimura, S. Tanaka, H. Misawa, E. G. Gamaly, B. Luther-Davies, L. Hallo, P. Nicolai, and V. T. Tikhonchuk, “Laser-induced microexplosion confined in the bulk of a sapphire crystal: evidence of multimegabar pressures,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 166101/1–4 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Taylor, R. S.

C. Hnatovsky, R. S. Taylor, E. Simova, V. R. Bhardwaj, D. M. Rayner, and P. B. Corkum, “High-resolution study of photoinduced modification in fused silica produced by a tightly focused femtosecond laser beam in the presence of aberrations,” J. Appl. Phys. 98, 013517/1–5 (2005).
[Crossref]

V. R. Bhardwaj, E. Simova, P. B. Corkum, D. M. Rayner, C. Hnatovsky, R. S. Taylor, B. Schreder, M. Kluge, and J. Zimmer, “Femtosecond laser-induced refractive index modification in multicomponent glasses,” J. Appl. Phys. 97, 083102/1–9 (2005).
[Crossref]

Terazima, M.

Tikhonchuk, V. T.

L. Hallo, A. Bourgeade, V. T. Tikhonchuk, C. Mezel, and J. Breil, “Model and numerical simulations of the propagation and absorption of a short laser pulse in a transparent dielectric material: Blast-wave launch and cavity formation,” Phys. Rev. B 76, 024101/1–12 (2007).
[Crossref]

S. Juodkazis, K. Nishimura, S. Tanaka, H. Misawa, E. G. Gamaly, B. Luther-Davies, L. Hallo, P. Nicolai, and V. T. Tikhonchuk, “Laser-induced microexplosion confined in the bulk of a sapphire crystal: evidence of multimegabar pressures,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 166101/1–4 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Tünnermann, A.

Valle, G. Della

Watanabe, W.

Weiner, A. M.

A. M. Weiner, “Femtosecond pulse shaping using spatial light modulators,” Rev. Sci. Instrum. 71, 1929 (2000).
[Crossref]

Wielandy, S.

Wilson, T.

M. J. Booth, M. Schwertner, T. Wilson, M. Nakano, Y. Kawata, M. Nakabayashi, and S. Miyata, “Predictive aberration correction for multilayer optical data storage,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 031109/1–3 (2006).
[Crossref]

M. J. Booth, M. A. A. Neil, and T. Wilson, “Aberration correction for confocal imaging in refractive-index-mismatched media,” J. Micros. 192, 90–98 (1998).
[Crossref]

Yamada, K.

Yang, H.

D. Liu, Y. Li, R. An, Y. Dou, H. Yang, and Q. Gong, “Influence of focusing depth on the microfabrication of waveguides inside silica glass by femtosecond laser direct writing,” Appl. Phys. A 84, 257–260 (2006).
[Crossref]

Q. Sun, H. Jiang, Y. Liu, Y. Zhou, H. Yang, and Q. Gong, “Effect of spherical aberration on the propagation of a tightly focused femtosecond laser pulse inside fused silica,” J. Opt. A: Pure and Appl. Opt. 7, 655–659 (2005).
[Crossref]

Zhang, H.

Zhou, Y.

Q. Sun, H. Jiang, Y. Liu, Y. Zhou, H. Yang, and Q. Gong, “Effect of spherical aberration on the propagation of a tightly focused femtosecond laser pulse inside fused silica,” J. Opt. A: Pure and Appl. Opt. 7, 655–659 (2005).
[Crossref]

Zimmer, J.

V. R. Bhardwaj, E. Simova, P. B. Corkum, D. M. Rayner, C. Hnatovsky, R. S. Taylor, B. Schreder, M. Kluge, and J. Zimmer, “Femtosecond laser-induced refractive index modification in multicomponent glasses,” J. Appl. Phys. 97, 083102/1–9 (2005).
[Crossref]

Appl. Opt. (1)

Appl. Phys. A (3)

D. Liu, Y. Li, R. An, Y. Dou, H. Yang, and Q. Gong, “Influence of focusing depth on the microfabrication of waveguides inside silica glass by femtosecond laser direct writing,” Appl. Phys. A 84, 257–260 (2006).
[Crossref]

M. Kamata and M. Obara, “Control of the refractive index change in fused silica glasses induced by a loosely focused femtosecond laser,” Appl. Phys. A 78, 85–88 (2004).
[Crossref]

A. Marcinkevicius, V. Mizeikis, S. Juodkasis, S. Matsuo, and H. Misawa, “Effect of refractive index-mismatch on laser microfabrication in silica glass,” Appl. Phys. A 76, 257–260 (2003).
[Crossref]

Appl. Phys. Lett. (3)

T. Kondo, S. Matsuo, S. Juodkazis, and H. Misawa, “Femtosecond laser interference technique with diffractive beam splitter for fabrication of three-dimensional photonic crystals,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 76, 725–727 (2001).
[Crossref]

M. J. Booth, M. Schwertner, T. Wilson, M. Nakano, Y. Kawata, M. Nakabayashi, and S. Miyata, “Predictive aberration correction for multilayer optical data storage,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 031109/1–3 (2006).
[Crossref]

K. Miura, J. Qiu, H. Inouye, and T. Mitsuyu, “Photowritten optical waveguides in various glasses with ultrashort pulse laser,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 71, 3329–3331 (1997).
[Crossref]

Appl. Surf. Sci. (1)

V. Diez-Blanco, J. Siegel, and J. Solis, “Waveguide structures written in SF57 glass with fs-laser pulses above the critical self-focusing threshold,” Appl. Surf. Sci. 252, 4523–4526 (2006).
[Crossref]

J. Appl. Phys. (2)

V. R. Bhardwaj, E. Simova, P. B. Corkum, D. M. Rayner, C. Hnatovsky, R. S. Taylor, B. Schreder, M. Kluge, and J. Zimmer, “Femtosecond laser-induced refractive index modification in multicomponent glasses,” J. Appl. Phys. 97, 083102/1–9 (2005).
[Crossref]

C. Hnatovsky, R. S. Taylor, E. Simova, V. R. Bhardwaj, D. M. Rayner, and P. B. Corkum, “High-resolution study of photoinduced modification in fused silica produced by a tightly focused femtosecond laser beam in the presence of aberrations,” J. Appl. Phys. 98, 013517/1–5 (2005).
[Crossref]

J. Micros. (1)

M. J. Booth, M. A. A. Neil, and T. Wilson, “Aberration correction for confocal imaging in refractive-index-mismatched media,” J. Micros. 192, 90–98 (1998).
[Crossref]

J. Opt. A: Pure and Appl. Opt. (1)

Q. Sun, H. Jiang, Y. Liu, Y. Zhou, H. Yang, and Q. Gong, “Effect of spherical aberration on the propagation of a tightly focused femtosecond laser pulse inside fused silica,” J. Opt. A: Pure and Appl. Opt. 7, 655–659 (2005).
[Crossref]

MRS Bull. (1)

K. Itoh, W. Watanabe, S. Nolte, and C. Schaffer, “Ultrafast processes for bulk modification of transparent materials,” MRS Bull. 31, 620–625 (2006).
[Crossref]

Opt. Commun. (1)

L. Sudrie, M. Franco, B. Prade, and A. Mysyrowicz, “Writing of permanent birefringent microlayers in bulk fused silica with femtosecond laser pulses,” Opt. Commun. 171, 279–284 (1999).
[Crossref]

Opt. Express (5)

Opt. Lett. (6)

Phys. Rev. B (1)

L. Hallo, A. Bourgeade, V. T. Tikhonchuk, C. Mezel, and J. Breil, “Model and numerical simulations of the propagation and absorption of a short laser pulse in a transparent dielectric material: Blast-wave launch and cavity formation,” Phys. Rev. B 76, 024101/1–12 (2007).
[Crossref]

Phys. Rev. Lett. (2)

R. S. Judson and H. Rabitz, “Teaching lasers to control molecules,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 68, 1500–1503 (1998).
[Crossref]

S. Juodkazis, K. Nishimura, S. Tanaka, H. Misawa, E. G. Gamaly, B. Luther-Davies, L. Hallo, P. Nicolai, and V. T. Tikhonchuk, “Laser-induced microexplosion confined in the bulk of a sapphire crystal: evidence of multimegabar pressures,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 166101/1–4 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Rev. Sci. Instrum. (1)

A. M. Weiner, “Femtosecond pulse shaping using spatial light modulators,” Rev. Sci. Instrum. 71, 1929 (2000).
[Crossref]

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A. Bartelt, “Control of wave packet dynamics in small alkali clusters with optimally shaped femtosecond pulses,” Ph.D. Thesis Freie Universität Berlin (2002).

A. Mermillod-Blondin, “Analysis and optimization of ultrafast laser-induced bulk modifications in dielectric materials,” Ph.D. Thesis Freie Universität Berlin (2007).

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Figures (7)
Fig. 1.
Fig. 1. Schematic representation of the longitudinal photowriting procedure and the appearance of wavefront distortions upon focusing [14]. Insert: Description of spherical aberration due to refraction at air-dielectric interfaces and the subsequent elongation of the focal area. The longitudinal aberration depends on the index contrast between the two media and increases with the focusing depth.

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Fig. 2.
Fig. 2. The feedback loop diagram. (a) Schematic representation of the optimization procedure, emphasizing the main steps of the self-improvement approach; evaluation of the phase masks and generation of new solutions. The strategy involves applying, comparing, and testing each phase mask according to its ability to correct spherical aberration. This has the purpose to select the most fitted patterns for a new generation of an improved phase pattern family. (b) Blow-up of the phase-pattern evaluation sub-steps: irradiation of the sample with the phase mask to be tested, estimation of the corresponding trace length, ranking of the phase mask.

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Fig. 3.
Fig. 3. Static (left, (a,b)) and dynamic, longitudinally written (right, (c,d)) material modifications induced in BK7 by ultrafast laser radiation at different input powers. The static irradiation corresponds to 105 pulses/site while the dynamic structures are made at a scanning speed of 1 µm/s. Laser pulses are incident from the left and scanned towards the laser source. The structures are localized at 200 µm depth with respect to the air-dielectric interface. Waveguide writing conditions are achieved only at high powers (see text for details). (e) Axial cross-section through the laser written structures in conditions (a) and (b). The axial cross-sections correspond to the relative change in the refractive index.

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Fig. 4.
Fig. 4. Evolution of the trace fitness during the optimization run at the depth of 2500 µm. Example of traces and corresponding gray-level phase masks at different moments of optimization are given as well.

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Fig. 5.
Fig. 5. (a) Non-corrected (left) and spatially-corrected (right) static structures induced at different depths with respect to the sample surface. The working depth was defined in Fig. 1 as the position of the paraxial focus. The structures are induced by 105 pulses of 150 fs duration at 100 kHz and 125mW average power. (b) Axial cross-sections through some laser written structures. Note the discrepancies in the spatial scales in (a) and (b).

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Fig. 6.
Fig. 6. Comparison between the effect of theoretical and optimized correction masks for 125mW input power. Static laser structures induced at 2000 µm depth without correction (1), with theoretical correction (2), with adaptive correction (3).

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Fig. 7.
Fig. 7. Longitudinal structures at different working depths in corrected (top) and non-corrected (bottom) cases. The corrections enable a positive refractive index change over a distance of 3 mm. Scanning speed is 1 µm/s at 125mW average power. Right, far-field pattern of the guided mode at 632 nm for the corrected guide.

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