Ripples Induced By Continuous Ultraviolet Laser Exposure In Soda-lime Glass

François Goutaland (1) , Mohamed Chérif Sow (1) , Jean-Philippe Colombier (1) , Nadège Ollier (1) , Francis Vocanson (1)

1 LHC - Laboratoire Hubert Curien

Ripples of period about 150 nm, formed at the surface of a silica-based glass, are reported. Our glass behaves like a metallic glass due to the formation of highly concentrated silver nanoparticles.

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]; Optique / photonique

François Goutaland, Mohamed Chérif Sow, Jean-Philippe Colombier, Nadège Ollier, Francis Vocanson. Ripples Induced By Continuous Ultraviolet Laser Exposure In Soda-lime Glass. Conference On Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) 2012, May 2012, San José, United States. paper CM4K.5, ⟨10.1364/CLEO_SI.2012.CM4K.5⟩. ⟨ujm-00965137⟩