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Three-dimensional reversible laser micromachining of polymer materials based on two-photon photochromism is demonstrated. Unamplified 60-fs, 0.5-nJ pulses of 790-nm Ti:sapphire laser radiation are used to induce a refractive-index change in a polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) sample doped with spiropyran molecules through a two-photon absorption process. Waveguides are written in the bulk of spiropyran-doped PMMA samples by scanning these samples with respect to a tightly focused Ti:sapphire laser beam. Laser-induced fluorescence is used for on-line monitoring of the laser-micromachining process. The structures written in photochromic samples can be erased and reconfigured due to the reversibility of the photochromic effect.
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Received: 23 April 2003 / Published online: 6 June 2003
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Konorov, S., Fedotov, A. & Zheltikov, A. Three-dimensional reversible laser micromachining with subnanojoule femtosecond pulses based on two-photon photochromism . Appl Phys B 76, 707–710 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-003-1202-y
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-003-1202-y