Title :
Femtosecond laser ablation rates of dielectric materials: Experiments and modeling
Author :
Byskov-Nielsen, Jeppe ; Christensen, Bjarke H. ; Le, Dang Q S ; Christensen, Mehrnaz N. ; Balling, Peter
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Aarhus Univ., Aarhus, Denmark
Abstract :
Short-pulse laser ablation of dielectrics is modeled using multiple-rate equations for the electronic excitation combined with optical propagation. The model is compared to single-shot experiments on well-defined single-crystal samples.
Keywords :
Dielectric materials; Electron optics; Free electron lasers; Laser ablation; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical materials; Optical propagation; Photonic band gap;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
