Journal of Inorganic Materials

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Femtosecond Laser Induced Growth of LiNbO3 Crystal in Glass

JIANG Xiong-Wei; QIU Jian-Rong; ZENG Hui-Dan; ZHU Cong-Shan   

  1. Photon Craft Project; Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Shanghai 201800; China
  • Received:2003-06-18 Revised:2003-07-28 Published:2004-07-20 Online:2004-07-20

Abstract: Crystal of LiNbO3 was space-selectively induced in Li2O-Nb2O5-SiO2 glass by using a focused femtosecond laser with high repetition rate. The light, which emits from the focal point of the laser, turns from white light to green-blue one as the laser irradiates for a few seconds. The luminescence spectra of the emission from the focal point demonstrate that the green-blue light is the second harmonic generation of the incident femtosecond laser. Micro-Raman spectra demonstrate that LiNbO3 crystal is precipitated in the irradiated region of the glass.

Key words: LiNbO3, glass, femtosecond laser

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