Publication

Nanoscale local modification of PMMA refractive index by tip-enhanced femtosecond pulsed laser irradiation

Mihai Adrian Ionescu
2023
Journal paper
Abstract

Tip-enhanced optical effects have enabled a wide palette of nanoscale investigation techniques and recently they were successfully used to modify and manipulate matter with nanoscale spatial resolution. We contribute to this latter area by reporting a viable method to modify the refractive index of polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). Local surface changes of the refractive index are accomplished by focusing a femtosecond pulsed near-infrared laser beam on the apex of a metalized nanosized tip, traditionally used in scanning probe microscopy (SPM). The refractive index is changed over a circular area with diameter

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