Formation of Bi2ZnB2O7 nanocrystals in ZnO-Bi2O3-B2O3 glass induced by femtosecond laser

  • Zhao Liu
  • , Huidan Zeng*
  • , Xiaoming Ji
  • , Jing Ren
  • , Guorong Chen
  • , Junyi Ye
  • , Ye Dai
  • , Ya Cheng
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We report on the formation of Bi2ZnB2O7 crystal structures with designated patterns in ZnO-Bi2O3-B2O3 glass by femtosecond laser direct writing. The crystallization mechanism in glass is investigated by crystallization kinetics analysis and simulation of the three-dimensional temperature field distribution. The crystallized regions show larger third-order optical nonlinearity than the unirradiated region in glass by Z-scan technique. This finding is of great potential in application of nonlinear optical integrated devices and development of new nonlinear materials.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)408-412
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of the American Ceramic Society
Volume98
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Dec 2014
Externally publishedYes

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