Observation of femtosecond laser-induced ablation in crystalline silicon

被引:13
作者
Choi, TY [1 ]
Grigoropoulos, CP
机构
[1] Swiss Fed Inst Technol, Inst Energy Technol, CH-8092 Zurich, Switzerland
[2] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Mech Engn, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
来源
JOURNAL OF HEAT TRANSFER-TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASME | 2004年 / 126卷 / 05期
关键词
crystalline silicon; pump-and-probe; ultrafast microscopy; plasma;
D O I
10.1115/1.1795224
中图分类号
O414.1 [热力学];
学科分类号
摘要
The ablation of crystalline silicon by ultrashort laser pulses is studied experimentally. A pump-and-probe experiment is implemented in a collinear arrangement, utilizing a time-delayed frequency-doubled probe beam for in situ reflectance measurement and ultrafast microscopy observation. Enhanced surface reflectivity in sub-picosecond time scale at the center of the irradiated spot indicates nonthermal liquid layer formation. A short-lived nonthermal liquid phase was detected at fluence of 1.5 J/cm(2). In addition to this observation, the reflected images for pump beam fluences ranging from 1.5 to 4.6 J/cm(2) provide evidence of plasma expansion above the irradiated target.
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页码:723 / 726
页数:4
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