Light-induced metallization in laser-deposited gallium films

Authors
MacDonald, KF Fedotov, VA Eason, RW Zheludev, NI Rode, AV Luther-Davies, B Emel'yanov, VI
Citation
Kf. Macdonald et al., Light-induced metallization in laser-deposited gallium films, J OPT SOC B, 18(3), 2001, pp. 331-334
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA B-OPTICAL PHYSICS
ISSN journal
07403224 → ACNP
Volume
18
Issue
3
Year of publication
2001
Pages
331 - 334
Database
ISI
SICI code
0740-3224(200103)18:3<331:LMILGF>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
We have found that mirrors prepared upon silica glass by ultrafast pulsed l aser deposition of elemental gallium show a highly reproducible and fully r eversible Light-induced reflectivity increase. The effect is explained as b eing due to nonthermal light-induced metallization of gallium at the interf ace. (C) 2001 Optical Society of America.