Title :
Controlling laser ablation inside transparent thin films
Author :
Kumar, Kush ; Lee, Kenneth K. C. ; Jianzhao Li ; Nogami, J. ; Herman, Peter R. ; Kherani, Nazir P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mater. Sci. & Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Abstract :
A new direction in femtosecond laser nano-structuring of transparent dielectric films is presented towards ejecting thin layers and forming internal nano-voids that open new directions in film coloring, flexible surface structuring and 3D microfluidics.
Keywords :
dielectric thin films; high-speed optical techniques; laser ablation; microfluidics; nanofabrication; nanostructured materials; surface structure; transparency; 3D microfluidics; femtosecond laser nano-structuring; film coloring; flexible surface structuring; internal nano-voids; laser ablation; transparent dielectric films; transparent thin films; Biomedical optical imaging; Lasers; Optical films; Optical pulses; Surface treatment; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
