Abstract
We successfully created helical microfibers by irradiating picosecond optical vortex pulses with a wavelength of 532 nm to ultraviolet curing resin via a two-photon-photopolymerization process. Permanent refractive index change of resin caused by laser triggers the self-focusing of light and forms the Light-induced self-written waveguides. In this process, the orbital angular momentum of the light is transferred to make a helical microfiber. The resulting helical microfibers exhibited a length of ∼300 μm. Also, we can control the direction of twists by changing the sign of the topological charge of optical vortex.
Original language | English |
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Article number | OMC-8-05 |
Journal | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
Volume | 11141 |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Event | Optical Manipulation and Structured Materials Conference 2019 - Yokohama, Japan Duration: 2019 Apr 22 → 2019 Apr 26 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science Applications
- Applied Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering