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dc.contributor.authorSokolovskii, Grigorii S.
dc.contributor.authorMelissinaki, Vasileia
dc.contributor.authorFedorova, Ksenia A.
dc.contributor.authorDudelev, Vladislavv
dc.contributor.authorLosev, Sergey N.
dc.contributor.authorBougrov, Vladislav E.
dc.contributor.authorSibbett, Wilson
dc.contributor.authorFarsari, Maria
dc.contributor.authorRafailov, Edik U.
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-16T12:30:07Z
dc.date.available2018-10-16T12:30:07Z
dc.date.issued2018-10-02
dc.identifier256214141
dc.identifier518f3ab2-2598-4376-b0bf-b916429189b4
dc.identifier000446034000019
dc.identifier85054170429
dc.identifier000446034000019
dc.identifier.citationSokolovskii , G S , Melissinaki , V , Fedorova , K A , Dudelev , V , Losev , S N , Bougrov , V E , Sibbett , W , Farsari , M & Rafailov , E U 2018 , ' 3D laser nano-printing on fibre paves the way for super-focusing of multimode laser radiation ' , Scientific Reports , vol. 8 , 14618 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-32970-6en
dc.identifier.issn2045-2322
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10023/16233
dc.descriptionEUR was partially supported by Grant of Russian Ministry of Science and Education (Grant No. 18-15-00172).en
dc.description.abstractMultimode high-power laser diodes suffer from inefficient beam focusing, leading to a focal spot 10-100 times greater than the diffraction limit. This inevitably restricts their wider use in 'direct-diode' applications in materials processing and biomedical photonics. We report here a 'super-focusing' characteristic for laser diodes, where the exploitation of self-interference of modes enables a significant reduction of the focal spot size. This is achieved by employing a conical microlens fabricated on the tip of a multimode optical fibre using 3D laser nano-printing (also known as multi-photon lithography). When refracted by the conical surface, the modes of the fibre-coupled laser beam self-interfere and form an elongated narrow focus, usually referred to as a 'needle' beam. The multiphoton lithography technique allows the realisation of almost any optical element on a fibre tip, thus providing the most suitable interface for free-space applications of multimode fibre-delivered laser beams. In addition, we demonstrate the optical trapping of microscopic objects with a super-focused multimode laser diode beam thus rising new opportunities within the applications sector where lab-on-chip configurations can be exploited. Most importantly, the demonstrated super-focusing approach opens up new avenues for the 'direct-diode' applications in material processing and 3D printing, where both high power and tight focusing is required.
dc.format.extent9
dc.format.extent1630100
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofScientific Reportsen
dc.subjectQC Physicsen
dc.subjectNDASen
dc.subject.lccQCen
dc.title3D laser nano-printing on fibre paves the way for super-focusing of multimode laser radiationen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.contributor.institutionUniversity of St Andrews. School of Physics and Astronomyen
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/s41598-018-32970-6
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden


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