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Femtosecond laser induced two-photon absorption in Au-ion embedded glasses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2019

Rabia Ahmad ,
M. Shahid Rafique ,
Ammar Ahmed ,
Ali Ajami ,
Pavla Nekvindova ,
Blanka Svecova ,
Shazia Bashir  and
Saman Iqbal
Rabia Ahmad*
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Engineering & Technology, 54000 G. T. Road, Lahore, Pakistan
M. Shahid Rafique
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Engineering & Technology, 54000 G. T. Road, Lahore, Pakistan Institute of Applied Physics, Vienna University of Technology, Wiedner Huaptstrasse 8-10 Wien-1040, Austria
Ammar Ahmed
Affiliation:
Amido, 43 Worship St, London EC2A 2DW, UK
Ali Ajami
Affiliation:
Faculty of Physics, Semnan University, 35131-19111 Semnan, Iran
Pavla Nekvindova
Affiliation:
Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
Blanka Svecova
Affiliation:
Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology, Technicka 5, 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
Shazia Bashir
Affiliation:
Centre for Advanced Studies in Physics Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
Saman Iqbal
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Engineering & Technology, 54000 G. T. Road, Lahore, Pakistan
*
Author for correspondence: Rabia Ahmad, 22-A, Askari-V, Gulberg-III, Lahore, Pakistan. E-mail: rabia.amd@gmail.com
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Abstract

Two-photon absorption (TPA) of Au-ion irradiated glasses in the femtosecond regime has been analyzed by an open-aperture Z scan technique. Three types of glasses, namely GIL49, BK7, and Glass B were irradiated by using 1700 keV Au+ ion beams. Samples were post-annealed at 600°C for 5 h. Penetration depth and distribution of Au+ ions having 1700 keV energy within glass substrates were estimated by transport of ions in matter (TRIM) simulations. Detailed calculations with full-damage cascades were performed for each sample, taking into account the chemical composition of glass substrates. TRIM results reveal that there is no significant change in ion range, straggling, and ion distribution with the change in the substrate composition. However, Z scan results showed a difference in TPA coefficients for all three glasses. Extent of crosslinking within each of irradiated sample, owing to its chemical composition, may have affected their TPA coefficients.

Keywords

Ion irradiationion–matter interactionopen-aperture Z scantwo-photon absorptionultrafast laser–matter interaction
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Research Article
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Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 37 , Issue 1 , March 2019 , pp. 61 - 66
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2019 

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