Fundamentals and advantages in ultrafast micro-structuring of transparent materials

David Ashkenasi; Arkadi Rosenfeld; Razvan Stoian; Nadezhda M. Bulgakova; Eleanor E. B. Campbell; Ingolf V. Hertel

doi:10.1117/12.482033

13 September 2002 Fundamentals and advantages in ultrafast microstructuring of transparent materials

David Ashkenasi, Arkadi Rosenfeld, Razvan Stoian, Nadezhda M. Bulgakova, Eleanor E. B. Campbell, Ingolf V. Hertel

Proceedings Volume 4760, High-Power Laser Ablation IV; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.482033
Event: International Symposium on High-Power Laser Ablation 2002, 2002, Taos, New Mexico, United States

Abstract

Time resolved studies using femtosecond laser pulses at 800 nm illuminate the distinctions in the dynamics of ultrafast processing of dielectrics compared to semi-conductors and metals. Dielectric materials are strongly charged at the surface on the sub-ps time scale and undergo an impulsive Coulomb explosion prior to thermal ablation. Provided the laser pulse width remains in the ps or sub-ps time domain this effect can be exploited for processing. Otherwise, the high localization of energy accompanied by ultrafast laser micro structuring is of great advantage also for high quality processing of thin metallic or semi-conductive layers, where the surface charge is effectively quenched.

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David Ashkenasi, Arkadi Rosenfeld, Razvan Stoian, Nadezhda M. Bulgakova, Eleanor E. B. Campbell, and Ingolf V. Hertel "Fundamentals and advantages in ultrafast microstructuring of transparent materials", Proc. SPIE 4760, High-Power Laser Ablation IV, (13 September 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.482033

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