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Adaptive aberration compensation for three-dimensional micro-fabrication of photonic crystals in lithium niobate |
Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 10, pp. 9419-9425 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.009419
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Abstract
We present the use of a liquid crystal spatial light modulator to correct for the refractive-index mismatch induced spherical aberration in a high refractive-index lithium niobate crystal when a low repetition rate amplified laser is used for the direct fabrication of three-dimensional micro-structures. By correcting the aberration based on experimentally determined values, we show that the size of written structures decreases dramatically, which allows the fabrication of high quality micro-structures such as three-dimensional photonic crystals. We demonstrate that, through the use of adaptive optics, the fabrication depth and the stopgap strength in the corresponding photonic crystals are increased by a factor of two to three.
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1. Introduction
P. Török, P. Varga, Z. Laczik, and G. R. Booker, “Electromagnetic diffraction of light focused through a planar interface between materials of mismatched refractive indices: an integral representation,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 12, 325–332 (1995). [CrossRef]
G. Zhou and M. Gu, “Anisotropic properties of ultrafast laser-driven microexplosions in lithium niobate crystal,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 241107 (2005). [CrossRef]
G. Zhou, A. Jesacher, M. Booth, T. Wilson, A. Ródenas, D. Jaque, and M. Gu, “Axial birefringence induced focus splitting in lithium niobate,” Opt. Express 17, 17970–17975 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
S. Wong, M. Deubel, F. Prez-Willard, S. John, G. A. Ozin, M. Wegener, and G. von Freymann, “Direct laser writing of three-dimensional photonic crystals with a complete photonic bandgap in chalcogenide glasses,” Adv. Mater. 18, 265–269 (2006). [CrossRef]
A. Jesacher, G. D. Marshall, T. Wilson, and M. J. Booth, “Adaptive optics for direct laser writing with plasma emission aberration sensing,” Opt. Express 18, 656–661 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
G. Zhou and M. Gu, “Direct optical fabrication of three-dimensional photonic crystals in a high refractive index LiNbO3 crystal,” Opt. Lett. 31, 2783–2785 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
G. Zhou and M. Gu, “Direct optical fabrication of three-dimensional photonic crystals in a high refractive index LiNbO3 crystal,” Opt. Lett. 31, 2783–2785 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
A. Ródenas, G. Zhou, D. Jaque, and M. Gu, “Rare-earth spontaneous emission control in three-dimensional lithium niobate photonic crystals,” Adv. Mater. 21, 3526–3530 (2009). [CrossRef]
A. Ródenas, G. Zhou, D. Jaque, and M. Gu, “Rare-earth spontaneous emission control in three-dimensional lithium niobate photonic crystals,” Adv. Mater. 21, 3526–3530 (2009). [CrossRef]
A. Jesacher and M. J. Booth, “Parallel direct laser writing in three dimensions with spatially dependent aberration correction,” Opt. Express 18, 21090–21099 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
A. Jesacher and M. J. Booth, “Parallel direct laser writing in three dimensions with spatially dependent aberration correction,” Opt. Express 18, 21090–21099 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
2. Theoretical analysis
P. Török, P. Varga, Z. Laczik, and G. R. Booker, “Electromagnetic diffraction of light focused through a planar interface between materials of mismatched refractive indices: an integral representation,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 12, 325–332 (1995). [CrossRef]
S. Stallinga, “Light distribution close to focus in biaxially birefringent media,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 21, 1785–1798 (2004). [CrossRef]
G. Zhou and M. Gu, “Anisotropic properties of ultrafast laser-driven microexplosions in lithium niobate crystal,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 241107 (2005). [CrossRef]
G. Zhou, A. Jesacher, M. Booth, T. Wilson, A. Ródenas, D. Jaque, and M. Gu, “Axial birefringence induced focus splitting in lithium niobate,” Opt. Express 17, 17970–17975 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
3. Experimental aberration compensation
4. Aberration corrected fabrication of photonic crystals
G. Zhou, A. Jesacher, M. Booth, T. Wilson, A. Ródenas, D. Jaque, and M. Gu, “Axial birefringence induced focus splitting in lithium niobate,” Opt. Express 17, 17970–17975 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
A. Ródenas, G. Zhou, D. Jaque, and M. Gu, “Rare-earth spontaneous emission control in three-dimensional lithium niobate photonic crystals,” Adv. Mater. 21, 3526–3530 (2009). [CrossRef]
A. Ródenas, G. Zhou, D. Jaque, and M. Gu, “Rare-earth spontaneous emission control in three-dimensional lithium niobate photonic crystals,” Adv. Mater. 21, 3526–3530 (2009). [CrossRef]
5. Conclusion
Acknowledgments
References and links
P. Török, P. Varga, Z. Laczik, and G. R. Booker, “Electromagnetic diffraction of light focused through a planar interface between materials of mismatched refractive indices: an integral representation,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 12, 325–332 (1995). [CrossRef] | |
G. Zhou and M. Gu, “Anisotropic properties of ultrafast laser-driven microexplosions in lithium niobate crystal,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 241107 (2005). [CrossRef] | |
G. Zhou, A. Jesacher, M. Booth, T. Wilson, A. Ródenas, D. Jaque, and M. Gu, “Axial birefringence induced focus splitting in lithium niobate,” Opt. Express 17, 17970–17975 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed] | |
S. Wong, M. Deubel, F. Prez-Willard, S. John, G. A. Ozin, M. Wegener, and G. von Freymann, “Direct laser writing of three-dimensional photonic crystals with a complete photonic bandgap in chalcogenide glasses,” Adv. Mater. 18, 265–269 (2006). [CrossRef] | |
D. Day and M. Gu, “Effects of refractive-index mismatch on three-dimensional optical data-storage density in a two-photon bleaching polymer,” Appl. Opt. 37, 6299–6304 (1998). [CrossRef] | |
M. 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 (2006). [CrossRef] | |
C. Mauclair, A. Mermillod-Blondin, N. Huot, E. Audouard, and R. Stoian, “Ultrafast laser writing of homogeneous longitudinal waveguides in glasses using dynamic wavefront correction,” Opt. Express 16, 5481–5492 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed] | |
A. Jesacher, G. D. Marshall, T. Wilson, and M. J. Booth, “Adaptive optics for direct laser writing with plasma emission aberration sensing,” Opt. Express 18, 656–661 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed] | |
G. Zhou and M. Gu, “Direct optical fabrication of three-dimensional photonic crystals in a high refractive index LiNbO3 crystal,” Opt. Lett. 31, 2783–2785 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed] | |
A. Ródenas, G. Zhou, D. Jaque, and M. Gu, “Rare-earth spontaneous emission control in three-dimensional lithium niobate photonic crystals,” Adv. Mater. 21, 3526–3530 (2009). [CrossRef] | |
A. Jesacher and M. J. Booth, “Parallel direct laser writing in three dimensions with spatially dependent aberration correction,” Opt. Express 18, 21090–21099 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed] | |
S. Stallinga, “Light distribution close to focus in biaxially birefringent media,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 21, 1785–1798 (2004). [CrossRef] |
OCIS Codes
(160.3730) Materials : Lithium niobate
(220.1000) Optical design and fabrication : Aberration compensation
(220.4000) Optical design and fabrication : Microstructure fabrication
(160.5298) Materials : Photonic crystals
(220.1080) Optical design and fabrication : Active or adaptive optics
ToC Category:
Laser Microfabrication
History
Original Manuscript: April 8, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: April 19, 2011
Published: April 28, 2011
Citation
Benjamin P. Cumming, Alexander Jesacher, Martin J. Booth, Tony Wilson, and Min Gu, "Adaptive aberration compensation for three-dimensional micro-fabrication of photonic crystals in lithium niobate," Opt. Express 19, 9419-9425 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-19-10-9419
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References
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- M. Gu, Advanced Optical Imaging Theory (Springer, 1999).
- G. Zhou and M. Gu, “Anisotropic properties of ultrafast laser-driven microexplosions in lithium niobate crystal,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 241107 (2005). [CrossRef]
- G. Zhou, A. Jesacher, M. Booth, T. Wilson, A. Ródenas, D. Jaque, and M. Gu, “Axial birefringence induced focus splitting in lithium niobate,” Opt. Express 17, 17970–17975 (2009). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- S. Wong, M. Deubel, F. Prez-Willard, S. John, G. A. Ozin, M. Wegener, and G. von Freymann, “Direct laser writing of three-dimensional photonic crystals with a complete photonic bandgap in chalcogenide glasses,” Adv. Mater. 18, 265–269 (2006). [CrossRef]
- D. Day and M. Gu, “Effects of refractive-index mismatch on three-dimensional optical data-storage density in a two-photon bleaching polymer,” Appl. Opt. 37, 6299–6304 (1998). [CrossRef]
- M. 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 (2006). [CrossRef]
- C. Mauclair, A. Mermillod-Blondin, N. Huot, E. Audouard, and R. Stoian, “Ultrafast laser writing of homogeneous longitudinal waveguides in glasses using dynamic wavefront correction,” Opt. Express 16, 5481–5492 (2008). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- A. Jesacher, G. D. Marshall, T. Wilson, and M. J. Booth, “Adaptive optics for direct laser writing with plasma emission aberration sensing,” Opt. Express 18, 656–661 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- G. Zhou and M. Gu, “Direct optical fabrication of three-dimensional photonic crystals in a high refractive index LiNbO3 crystal,” Opt. Lett. 31, 2783–2785 (2006). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- A. Ródenas, G. Zhou, D. Jaque, and M. Gu, “Rare-earth spontaneous emission control in three-dimensional lithium niobate photonic crystals,” Adv. Mater. 21, 3526–3530 (2009). [CrossRef]
- A. Jesacher and M. J. Booth, “Parallel direct laser writing in three dimensions with spatially dependent aberration correction,” Opt. Express 18, 21090–21099 (2010). [CrossRef] [PubMed]
- S. Stallinga, “Light distribution close to focus in biaxially birefringent media,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 21, 1785–1798 (2004). [CrossRef]
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