Title :
Filament ablation of opaque solid material
Author :
Valenzuela, Anthony R. ; Munson, Chase A. ; Porwitzky, Andrew J.
Author_Institution :
Weapons & Mater. Res. Directorate, US Army Res. Lab., Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, USA
Abstract :
Filamentation of femtosecond laser pulses defy diffraction and exist for many meters. The filament contains the concentrated laser pulse and a plasma column in its wake. We study filament ablation of metal and polymer surfaces.
Keywords :
laser ablation; optical materials; optical pulse generation; femtosecond laser pulses; filament ablation; opaque solid material; plasma column; Films; Focusing; Laser ablation; Lenses; Plasmas; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
