Direct femtosecond laser fabricated photon sieve

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

OSA Continuum

Abstract

Photon sieves, a collection of randomly positioned apertures, focus electromagnetic radiation diffractively and find applications in x-ray optics to astronomy to bio-medical imaging. Femtosecond laser direct writing is an emerging rapid, reliable, and versatile technique for creating diffraction-limited features in dielectrics and metals. Using this technique, we produce localized spots with a modified refractive index within bulk glass and thus fabricate phase photon sieves for optical wavelengths. The distribution of spots was based on numerical simulations. A comparison of the performance of the phase photon sieves and zone-plates created showed a superior performance of the former in terms of tighter focusing and reduction of secondary maxima, thus offering better spatial resolution and imaging capabilities.

First Page

1328

Last Page

1341

DOI

10.1364/OSAC.2.001328

Publication Date

4-15-2019

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