Ultrafast time-resolved single-shot birefringence microscopy for laser-induced anisotropy

Eichi Terasawa; Daisuke Satoh; Sena Maru; Tatsunori Shibuya; Yasuaki Moriai; Hiroshi Ogawa; Masahito Tanaka; Kazuyuki Sakaue; Masakazu Washio; Yohei Kobayashi; Ryunosuke Kuroda

doi:10.1364/OL.454524

Ultrafast time-resolved single-shot birefringence microscopy for laser-induced anisotropy

Eichi Terasawa^*, Daisuke Satoh, Sena Maru, Tatsunori Shibuya, Yasuaki Moriai, Hiroshi Ogawa, Masahito Tanaka, Kazuyuki Sakaue, Masakazu Washio, Yohei Kobayashi, Ryunosuke Kuroda

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School of Advanced Science and Engineering

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The interaction between ultrashort laser pulses and materials in the ultrafast time domain, especially regarding the effect of laser polarization, has attracted much attention. In this study, ultrafast time-resolved single-shot birefringence microscopy is performed to observe laser-induced anisotropy. The birefringences of the optical Kerr effect and laser-induced anisotropic nanostructures by femtosecond laser pulses in silica glass are measured, and their slow axis is confirmed to correspond to the linear polarization angle of the pump light. We discuss the time variations of these birefringences in the picosecond time domain.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3728-3731
Number of pages	4
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	47
Issue number	15
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.454524
Publication status	Published - 2022 Aug 1

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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