Title :
Femtosecond dynamics of the laser-induced solid-to-liquid phase transition in aluminum
Author :
Kandyla, M. ; Shih, T. ; Mazur, E.
Author_Institution :
Harvard Univ., Cambridge
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 :
aluminium; high-speed optical techniques; laser beam effects; reflectivity; solid-liquid transformations; time resolved spectra; Al; aluminum; femtosecond dynamics; femtosecond time-resolved broadband measurements; laser-induced solid-to-liquid phase transition; reflectivity; Aluminum; Frequency; Laser excitation; Laser transitions; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Reflectivity; Semiconductor lasers; Solid lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453333
