Title :
Fundamental physics of material modification using femtosecond laser pulses
Author :
von der Linde, D. ; Temnov, V. ; Sokolowski-Tinten, K.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Laser- und Plasmaphys., Essen Univ., Germany
Abstract :
Short pulse laser ablation is studied using femtosecond time-resolved optical microscopy and interferometry. The evolution of ablation is recorded from the initial deposition of the laser energy until the formation of the final surface structure.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser ablation; light interferometry; optical microscopy; femtosecond laser pulses; femtosecond time-resolved optical microscopy; final surface structure formation; fundamental physics; initial deposition; interferometry; laser energy; material modification; short pulse laser ablation; Laser ablation; Laser theory; Optical interferometry; Optical materials; Optical microscopy; Optical pulses; Optical recording; Physics; Pulsed laser deposition; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967997
