Direct femtosecond laser writing of phase optical elements in glasses opens up new possibilities for controlling light beams and developing new functional devices that operate on the birefringence effect. In this work, phase plates were written in the volume of silica and nanoporous glasses using a laser beam, and for the first time, chromatic dispersion curves of birefringence were measured for them using several methods. This makes it possible to estimate the retardance of birefringent elements fabricated by the direct laser writing even using commercial birefringence analysis systems operating at a specific wavelength.
Semyon I. Stopkin – 2nd year Master's degree in the Department of Chemical Technology of Glass and Glass-Ceramics, Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia (Mendeleev University), Moscow, Russia
Yuriy V. Mikhailov – graduate student of the 2nd year of study at the Department of Chemical Technology of Glass and Glass-Ceramics, Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia (Mendeleev University), Moscow, Russia
Alexey S. Lipatiev – PhD in Chemistry, Associate Professor of the Department of Chemical Technology of Glass and Glass-Ceramics, Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia (Mendeleev University), Moscow, Russia
Sergey S. Fedotov – PhD in Chemistry, Associate Professor of the Department of Chemical Technology of Glass and Glass-Ceramics, Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia (Mendeleev University), Moscow, Russia
Tatiana O. Lipateva – PhD in chemistry, Associate Professor of the Department of Chemical Technology of Glass and Glass-Ceramics, Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia (Mendeleev University), Moscow, Russia
Sergey V. Lotarev – PhD in Chemistry, Associate Professor of the Department of Chemical Technology of Glass and Glass-Ceramics, Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia (Mendeleev University), Moscow, Russia
Pavel I. Ivanov – chief specialist of the D. I. Mendeleev Center for Collective Use, Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia (Mendeleev University), Moscow, Russia
Vladimir N. Sigaev – DSc. in Chemistry, Professor, Head of the Department of Chemical Technology of Glass and Glass-Ceramics, Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia (Mendeleev University), Moscow, Russia
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