Abstract
Direct femtosecond laser nanopatterning of glass substrate by particle-assisted near-field enhancement was demonstrated in this letter. The nanostructure was characterized by field-emission scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. No cracks were found on the glass surface. The hole size were measured from 200∼300 nm. When laser fluence is close to the damage threshold, a trihole structure was observed. Nonlinear multiphoton absorption and near-field enhancement were the mechanisms of the nanofeature formation. Calculations based on particle-on-surface theory were carried out. The suggested method has potential applications in the nanolithography of a transparent glass substrate for nanostructure device fabrication. © 2006 American Institute of Physics.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 023110 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-3 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 88 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 |