International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, Volume. 7, Issue 1, 15002(2025)

Focal volume optics for composite structuring in transparent solids

Zhang Bo, Wang Zhuo, Tan Dezhi, Gu Min, Yue Yuanzheng, and Qiu Jianrong

Achieving high-level integration of composite micro-nano structures with different structural characteristics through a minimalist and universal process has long been the goal pursued by advanced manufacturing research but is rarely explored due to the absence of instructive mechanisms. Here, we revealed a controllable ultrafast laser-induced focal volume light field and experimentally succeeded in highly efficient one-step composite structuring in multiple transparent solids. A pair of spatially coupled twin periodic structures reflecting light distribution in the focal volume are simultaneously created and independently tuned by engineering ultrafast laser-matter interaction. We demonstrated that the generated composite micro-nano structures are applicable to multi-dimensional information integration, nonlinear diffractive elements, and multi-functional optical modulation. This work presents the experimental verification of highly universal all-optical fabrication of composite micro-nano structures with independent controllability in multiple degrees of freedom, expands the current cognition of ultrafast laser-based material modification in transparent solids, and establishes a new scientific aspect of strong-field optics, namely, focal volume optics for composite structuring transparent solids.

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Zhang Bo, Wang Zhuo, Tan Dezhi, Gu Min, Yue Yuanzheng, Qiu Jianrong. Focal volume optics for composite structuring in transparent solids[J]. International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, 2025, 7(1): 15002

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Received: Mar. 12, 2024

Accepted: Apr. 17, 2025

Published Online: Apr. 17, 2025

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DOI:10.1088/2631-7990/ad8712

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