Femtosecond-laser ablation dynamics of dielectrics: basics and applications for thin films

P Balling, J Schou - Reports on progress in physics, 2013 - iopscience.iop.org
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 …

Ultrashort pulse laser interaction with dielectrics and polymers

J Krüger, W Kautek - Polymers and Light, 2004 - Springer
Femtosecond laser micromachining has excited vivid attention in various industrial fields
and in medicine owing to the advantages of ultrashort laser pulses compared to long-pulse …

Ablation of metals by ultrashort laser pulses

S Nolte, C Momma, H Jacobs, A Tünnermann… - JOSA B, 1997 - opg.optica.org
Ablation of metal targets by Ti: sapphire laser radiation is studied. The ablation depth per
pulse is measured for laser pulse durations between 150 fs and 30 ps and fluences ranging …

Femtosecond optical breakdown in dielectrics

M Lenzner, J Krüger, S Sartania, Z Cheng… - Physical review …, 1998 - APS
We report measurements of the optical breakdown threshold and ablation depth in
dielectrics with different band gaps for laser pulse durations ranging from 5 ps to 5 fs at a …

Laser-induced breakdown and damage in bulk transparent materials induced by tightly focused femtosecond laser pulses

CB Schaffer, A Brodeur, E Mazur - Measurement Science and …, 2001 - iopscience.iop.org
Laser-induced breakdown and damage to transparent materials has remained an active
area of research for four decades. In this paper we review the basic mechanisms that lead to …

Short-pulse laser damage in transparent materials as a function of pulse duration

AC Tien, S Backus, H Kapteyn, M Murnane… - Physical Review Letters, 1999 - APS
We present a single-shot damage threshold measurement and modeling for fused silica at
800 nm as a function of pulse duration down to 20 fs. We examine the respective roles of …

Microscopic processes in dielectrics under irradiation by subpicosecond laser pulses

A Kaiser, B Rethfeld, M Vicanek, G Simon - Physical review B, 2000 - APS
Transparent solids may show strong absorption when irradiated by a high-intensity laser
pulse. Such laser induced breakdown is due to the formation of a free-electron gas. We …

Infrared photosensitivity in silica glasses exposed to femtosecond laser pulses

D Homoelle, S Wielandy, AL Gaeta, NF Borrelli… - Optics Letters, 1999 - opg.optica.org
We investigate the use of infrared femtosecond laser pulses to induce highly localized
refractive-index changes in fused-silica glasses. We characterize the magnitude of the …

Damage and ablation thresholds of fused-silica in femtosecond regime

B Chimier, O Utéza, N Sanner, M Sentis, T Itina… - Physical Review B …, 2011 - APS
We present an experimental and numerical study of the damage and ablation thresholds at
the surface of a dielectric material, eg, fused silica, using short pulses ranging from 7 to 300 …

[BOOK][B] Ultrafast lasers: technology and applications

ME Fermann, A Galvanauskas, G Sucha - 2002 - books.google.com
Covering high-energy ultrafast amplifiers and solid-state, fiber, and diode lasers, this
reference examines recent developments in high-speed laser technology. It presents a …