Title :
Femtosecond dynamics of the laser-induced solid-to-liquid phase transition in aluminum
Author :
Kandyla, M. ; Shih, T. ; Mazur, E.
Author_Institution :
Department of Physics and Division of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, 9 Oxford Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
Abstract :
We present femtosecond time-resolved broadband measurements of the reflectivity of aluminum during the laser-induced solid-to-liquid phase transition. Our experiments show that this transition is a thermal process, settling an existing controversy.
Keywords :
Aluminum; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Reflectivity; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431110
