Laser ablation of dielectrics by ultrashort laser pulses is reviewed. The basic interaction
between ultrashort light pulses and the dielectric material is described, and different …

With the invention of chirped pulse amplification for lasers in the mid-1980s, high power
ultrafast lasers entered into the world as a disruptive tool, with potential impact on a broad …

With the rapid development in advanced industries, such as microelectronics and optics
sectors, the functional feature size of devises/components has been decreasing from micro …

The mechanisms of short pulse laser interactions with a metal target are investigated in
simulations performed with a model combining the molecular dynamics method with a …

Materials irradiated with multiple femtosecond laser pulses in subablation conditions are
observed to develop various types of self-assembled morphologies that range from …

An investigation of ultrashort pulsed laser–induced surface modification due to conditions
that result in a superheated melted liquid layer and material evaporation are considered. To …

Melting is a common and well-studied phenomenon that still reveals new facets when
triggered by laser excitation and probed with ultrafast electron diffraction. Recent …

The vast field of laser-enabled material synthesis, manufacturing, and processing to a large
degree relies on the ability to induce and control a range of thermal processes triggered by …

Silicon irradiated with an ultrashort 800 nm-laser pulse is studied theoretically using a two
temperature description that considers the transient free carrier density during and after …

As a pillar material of semiconductors, single-crystal silicon (Si) has attracted much attention
due to its excellent electronic properties. Meanwhile, femtosecond laser processing as a …