Omnidirectional iridescence via cylindrically-polarized femtosecond laser processing

Nikolaos Livakas; Evangelos Skoulas; Emmanuel Stratakis

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Livakas N, Skoulas E, Stratakis E. Omnidirectional iridescence via cylindrically-polarized femtosecond laser processing. Opto-Electron Adv 3, 190035 (2020). doi: 10.29026/oea.2020.190035

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Livakas N, Skoulas E, Stratakis E. Omnidirectional iridescence via cylindrically-polarized femtosecond laser processing. Opto-Electron Adv 3, 190035 (2020). doi: 10.29026/oea.2020.190035

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Omnidirectional iridescence via cylindrically-polarized femtosecond laser processing

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Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Heraklion Crete 71110, Greece
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Department of Materials Science and Technology, University of Crete, Heraklion Crete 71003, Greece
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Department of Physics, University of Crete, Heraklion Crete 71003, Greece

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^*Corresponding author: E Stratakis, E-mail: stratak@iesl.forth.gr

Received Date 16 September 2019

Accepted Date 26 November 2019

Available Online 21 May 2020

Published Date 21 May 2020

Abstract

Abstract

We report the femtosecond (fs) laser fabrication of biomimetic omnidirectional iridescent metallic surfaces exhibiting efficient diffraction for practically any angle of light incidence. Such diffractive behavior is realized by means of multi-directional low-spatial-frequency, laser-induced periodic surface structures (LSFL) formed upon exploiting the cylindrical symmetry of a cylindrical vector (CV) fs field. We particularly demonstrate that the multi-directional gratings formed on stainless steel surface by a radially polarized fs beam, could mimic the omnidirectional structural coloration properties found in some natural species. Accordingly, the fabricated grating structures can spatially disperse the incident light into individual wavelength with high efficiency, exhibiting structural iridescence at all viewing angles. Analytical calculations using the grating equation reproduced the characteristic variation of the vivid colors observed as a function of incident angle. We envisage that our results will significantly contribute to the development of new photonic and light sensing devices.
- laser processing /
- structural colors /
- radial polarisation

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