EPSRC logo

Details of Grant 

EPSRC Reference: GR/N22502/01
Title: (ROPA) INTERACTION OF VUVF2 LASER RADIATION WITH GLASSES
Principal Investigator: Dyer, Professor P
Other Investigators:
Researcher Co-Investigators:
Project Partners:
Department: Physics
Organisation: University of Hull
Scheme: ROPA
Starts: 01 July 2000 Ends: 31 May 2002 Value (£): 144,611
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
Optical Devices & Subsystems
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:
No relevance to Underpinning Sectors
Related Grants:
Panel History:  
Summary on Grant Application Form
We will investigate basic interaction mechanisms of the 157 nm (VUV)F laser with inorganic glasses. Initial work will characterise various glasses in terms of VUV absorption and ablation thresholds/rates to delinearte processing regimes for material modification and ablation. Work will then explore;1. The magnitude and origin of VUV photosensitivity (refractive index change) in glasses.2. Micromachining of simple structures with controlled surface morphology.3. Analysis of VUV laser ablation plumes by mass spectrometry, ion probes and characterisation of deposited glass films. The research is aimed at assessing the potential of VUV laser processing for glass micro-device fabrication.
Key Findings
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
Potential use in non-academic contexts
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
Impacts
Description This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
Summary
Date Materialised
Sectors submitted by the Researcher
This information can now be found on Gateway to Research (GtR) http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk
Project URL:  
Further Information:  
Organisation Website: http://www.hull.ac.uk