Arbitrary optical retardance patterns generated in bulk silica glass by laser-written stressors
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We present micro-scale stressors written in bulk silica using an ultrafast laser. Stress from nanograting formation produces optical retardance, which is then tailored through control of the orientation, magnitude, and anisotropy of the stress field. OCIS codes: (260.1440) Birefringence; (160.6030) Silica
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