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Femtosecond filamentary modifications in bulk polymer materials

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Focusing femtosecond laser pulse produces filamentary modifications inside polymer materials. In this paper, filamentary tracks in poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) are investigated by use of femtosecond pulses from a Ti:sapphire amplifier. The relationship between the formation of a filament and filamentary modification is investigated. The morphology of filamentary modifications is investigated and spectral properties of a propagated pulse are characterized.

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Watanabe, W. Femtosecond filamentary modifications in bulk polymer materials. Laser Phys. 19, 342–345 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1054660X09020285

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