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High throughput direct writing of a mesoscale binary optical element by femtosecond long focal depth beams
- Source :
- Light: Advanced Manufacturing, Vol 4, Iss 4, Pp 466-475 (2024)
- Publication Year :
- 2024
- Publisher :
- Light Publishing Group, 2024.
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Abstract
- Bessel beams have multiple applications owing to their propagation-invariant properties, including particle trapping, optical coherence tomography, and material processing. However, traditional Bessel-beam shaping techniques require bulky components, which limits the development of miniaturized optical systems for integration with other devices. Here, we report a novel femtosecond laser direct writing strategy for fabricating mesoscale (from submicrometer to subcentimeter) binary optical elements with microscale resolution. This strategy utilizes femtosecond beams with a long focal depth to increase throughput while reducing the constraints on critical sample positioning. As a demonstration, we manufactured and characterized a 2.2 mm diameter binary axicon. The experimentally measured quasi-Bessel beam intensity distribution and the numerical results were remarkably consistent, demonstrating a suitable tradeoff between the overall size, efficiency, and structural fidelity. Furthermore, a compact Bessel lens containing binary axicons was constructed and successfully used for femtosecond laser mask-less ablation of periodic grating-type surface plasmon polariton excitation units. The demonstrated approach shows significant potential for fabricating customizable integrated optical components.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 26899620
- Volume :
- 4
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Light: Advanced Manufacturing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.6d0ff0e6d1848cca811c0cfb74a8d39
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.37188/lam.2023.042