Femtosecond Laser Micromachining: Photonic and Microfluidic Devices in Transparent Materials (Hardcover, 2012)

Part I: Introductory concepts and characterization 1 Fundamentals of femtosecond Laser micromachining in transparent materials 2 -Ultrafast imaging of plasma dynamics and material response during micromachining 3 -Spectroscopic characterization of waveguides 4 -Optimizing Laser-induced refractive index changes in bulk optical materials via spatio-temporal beam shaping 5 -Controlling the cross-section of ultrafast Laser inscribed waveguides 6 -Anisotropy of femtosecond Laser writing Part II: Waveguides and optical devices in glass 7 -Passive optical waveguide devices in glass 8 - Femtosecond Laser inscription of fibre gratings 9 -3-D Bragg grating waveguide devices 10 -Active photonic devices Part III: Waveguides and optical devices in other transparent materials 11 -Waveguides in crystalline materials 12 -Refractive index structures in polymers Part IV: Microsystems and applications 13 -Discrete optics in waveguide arrays 14 -Optofluidics for biosensing 15 -Microstructuring of Photosensitive glass 16 -Microsystems and sensors 17 -Ultrashort Laser joining and welding