Title :
Controlling ablation mechanisms in sapphire by irradiation with temporally shaped femtosecond laser pulses
Author :
Hernandez-Rueda, J. ; Garcia-Lechuga, M. ; Siegel, J. ; Solis, Javier
Author_Institution :
Laser Process. Group, Inst. de Opt., Madrid, Spain
Abstract :
The use of temporally shaped femtosecond laser pulses is shown to enable the control of ablation mechanisms in Sapphire ranging from gentle over strong ablation to explosive boiling.
Keywords :
explosives; laser ablation; sapphire; Al2O3; ablation; explosive boiling; sapphire; temporally shaped femtosecond laser pulses; Ionization; Laser ablation; Materials; Plasmas; Radiation effects; Surfaces;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
