Dimensional Analysis of Double-Track Microstructures in a Lithium Niobate Crystal Induced by Ultrashort Laser Pulses
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Formation of Double-Track Structures
3.2. Dimensional Parameters of Double-Track Structures at Varied Pulse Energies
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Gulina, Y.; Zhu, J.; Gorevoy, A.; Kosobokov, M.; Turygin, A.; Lisjikh, B.; Akhmatkhanov, A.; Shur, V.; Kudryashov, S. Dimensional Analysis of Double-Track Microstructures in a Lithium Niobate Crystal Induced by Ultrashort Laser Pulses. Photonics 2023, 10, 582. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10050582
Gulina Y, Zhu J, Gorevoy A, Kosobokov M, Turygin A, Lisjikh B, Akhmatkhanov A, Shur V, Kudryashov S. Dimensional Analysis of Double-Track Microstructures in a Lithium Niobate Crystal Induced by Ultrashort Laser Pulses. Photonics. 2023; 10(5):582. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10050582
Chicago/Turabian StyleGulina, Yulia, Jiaqi Zhu, Alexey Gorevoy, Mikhail Kosobokov, Anton Turygin, Boris Lisjikh, Andrey Akhmatkhanov, Vladimir Shur, and Sergey Kudryashov. 2023. "Dimensional Analysis of Double-Track Microstructures in a Lithium Niobate Crystal Induced by Ultrashort Laser Pulses" Photonics 10, no. 5: 582. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10050582
APA StyleGulina, Y., Zhu, J., Gorevoy, A., Kosobokov, M., Turygin, A., Lisjikh, B., Akhmatkhanov, A., Shur, V., & Kudryashov, S. (2023). Dimensional Analysis of Double-Track Microstructures in a Lithium Niobate Crystal Induced by Ultrashort Laser Pulses. Photonics, 10(5), 582. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10050582