ABSTRACT Photo-thermo-refractive (PTR) glass is an optically transparent photosensitive
multicomponent silicate glass. UV-exposure produces silver nanoclusters, and NaF …

This article deals with the recent advances in photochemistry in optical materials induced by
femtosecond laser pulses. The field of investigation of this paper is limited to bulk solid …

In this work, we report a comparative study of the laser ablation threshold of borosilicate,
fused silica, sapphire, and soda-lime glass as a function of the pulse width and for IR laser …

It is shown experimentally that the near-infrared femtosecond laser irradiation and
subsequent thermal treatment of silver-containing silicate glasses result in the formation of …

A one-step direct-write technique for fabricating spherical microlenses on soda-lime glass
substrates is described. Using a Q switched Nd: YVO_4 laser combined with a galvanometer …

We describe a hybrid technique for fabricating microlens arrays on soda-lime glass
substrates composed by a direct-laser write and a post thermal treatment. In particular we …

Material processing with laser offers a reliable tool in a large variety of micromachining
technology, ranging from on-disc inscriptions to cell ablations through DNA combing and …

Photosensitivity in photo-thermo-refractive (PTR) glass can be triggered by UV and near-
infrared fs laser irradiation. Here we focus on the nonlinear photochemical process triggered …

It is experimentally shown that irradiation of silver-containing silicate glass by IR
femtosecond laser pulses leads to generation of free electrons in glass as a result of …

Microfluidic chips and optical elements can be fabricated based on the nonlinear
photosensitivity in photo–thermo–refractive (PTR) glass by controlling the growth of …