Title :
Propelling micro beads with femtosecond light bullets
Author :
Zhang, Nan ; Xu, Zhijun ; Wang, Mingwei ; Liu, Weiwei
Author_Institution :
Key Lab. of Opto-Electron. Inf. Sci. & Technol., Nankai Univ., Tianjin
Abstract :
A femtosecond ldquolight bulletrdquo can propel a micro glass bead through laser ablation process. Theoretical analysis confirms the experimental observations and gives satisfactory explanations to the observed propulsion phenomenon.
Keywords :
glass; high-speed optical techniques; laser ablation; SiO2; femtosecond light bullets; laser ablation; micro glass bead; propulsion phenomenon; Aluminum; Chemical lasers; Glass; Laser ablation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Plasma measurements; Propulsion; Ultrafast optics; 320.7090; 320.7110; 350.3390; 350.5400;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
