Laser Growth and Processing of Photonic Devices

Contributor contact details Dedication Woodhead Publishing Series in Electronic and Optical Materials Preface Chapter 1: Laser growth and processing of photonic structures: an overview of fundamentals, interaction phenomena and operations Abstract: 1.1 Laser processing concepts and processes: an introduction 1.2 Laser radiation, propagation and delivery 1.3 Summary of the interactions of laser radiation with condensed matter 1.4 Radiation absorption and energy transfer 1.5 Materials processing phenomena: appraisal of energy dependencies 1.6 Laser-based materials processing for photonics 1.7 Specific laser processing schemes for photonics applications 1.8 A suite of emerging concepts driving future trends 1.9 Acknowledgements Part I: Laser-induced growth of materials and surface structures Chapter 2: Emerging pulsed laser deposition techniques Abstract: 2.1 Current state-of-the-art in pulsed laser deposition (PLD) 2.2 Problems for growth of thick films and designer refractive index profiles 2.3 Multi-beam PLD 2.4 Use of three different targets: combinatorial growth 2.5 Future work in complex PLD geometries 2.6 Conclusions 2.7 Acknowledgements Chapter 3: The formation of nanocones on the surface of semiconductors by laser-induced self-assembly Abstract: 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Experiments and discussion 3.3 Two-stage mechanism of nanocones formation in semiconductors 3.4 Applications in nanoelectronics and optoelectronics 3.5 Conclusions 3.6 Acknowledgements Chapter 4: Fabrication of periodic photonic microstructures by the interference of ultrashort pulse laser beams Abstract: 4.1 Review of periodic photonic devices induced by the interference of ultrashort pulse laser beams 4.2 Theoretical aspects of the interference of ultrashort pulse laser beams 4.3 Microstructures induced by the interference of two femtosecond laser beams 4.4 Microstructures induced by the interference of multiple femtosecond laser beams 4.5 Transfer of periodic microstructures by the interference of femtosecond laser beams 4.6 Conclusions and future trends Part II: Laser-induced three-dimensional micro- and nano-structuring Chapter 5: Multiphoton lithography, processing and fabrication of photonic structures Abstract: 5.1 Introduction to multiphoton lithography 5.2 Principles of multiphoton absorption and lithography 5.3 Materials for multiphoton lithography 5.4 Applications of multiphoton lithography in photonics 5.5 Future prospects for multiphoton lithography in photonics Chapter 6: Laser-based micro- and nano-fabrication of photonic structures Abstract: 6.1 Introduction and motivation 6.2 Fabrication of 2D and 3D photonic micro-structures 6.3 Laser lithography for the fabrication of photonic structures 6.4 Laser lithography based on one-, two- or multiple-photon absorption 6.5 Material modification aspects 6.6 Device design, fabrication and applications 6.7 Conclusions and future trends Chapter 7: Laser-induced soft matter organization and microstructuring of photonic materials Abstract: 7.1 Introduction 7.2 The origin of radiation forces 7.3 Organization of entangled polymers and hybrids by laser radiation 7.4 Organization and microfabrication by radiation forces: an emerging technology 7.5 Conclusions and future prospects 7.6 Acknowledgments 7.8 Appendix Chapter 8: Laser-assisted polymer joining methods for photonic devices Abstract: 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Properties of benzocyclobutene (BCB) polymers for photonic applications 8.3 BCB as a planarization material for fabrication of semiconductor photonic devices 8.4 Laser-assisted polymer bonding for assembly of photonic and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) devices 8.5 Laser microwelding for assembly of periodic photonic structures 8.6 Conclusions Part III: Laser fabrication and manipulation of photonic structures and devices Chapter 9: Laser seeding and thermal processing of glass with nanoscale resolution Abstract: 9.1 Introduction 9.2 The regeneration process 9.