MATEC Web of Conferences (Nov 2013)

The Puzzle of Longitudinal Electric Field Interaction with Transparent Media

  • Zhang Jingyu,
  • Gecevičius Mindaugas,
  • Beresna Martynas,
  • Kazanskii Andrey G.,
  • Kazansky Peter G.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130804006
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8
p. 04006

Abstract

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Cylindrically polarized beams produced by femtosecond laser written S-waveplate are used to modify amorphous silicon films. Paradoxically, no crystallization is observed in the maximum of longitudinal electric field despite the strongest light intensity.