Dynamics of Femtosecond Laser Interactions with Dielectrics

S.S. Mao (1) , Fabien Quéré (2) , Stéphane Guizard (3) , X. L. Mao (1) , R. E. Russo (1) , Guillaume Petite (3) , Philippe Martin (2)

1 LBNL - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory [Berkeley]
2 SPAM - Service des Photons, Atomes et Molécules
3 LSI - Laboratoire des Solides Irradiés - Irradiated Solids Laboratory

Femtosecond laser pulses appear as an emerging and promising tool for processing wide band-gap dielectric materials for a variety of applications. This article aims to provide an overview of recent progress in understanding the fundamental physics of femtosecond laser interactions with dielectrics that may have the potential for innovative materials applications. The focus of the overview is the dynamics of femtosecond laser-excited carriers and the propagation of femtosecond laser pulses inside dielectric materials.

Mots clés: ultrafast phenomena; laser-matter interaction; dielectrics

Domaines: Science des matériaux [cond-mat.mtrl-sci]

S.S. Mao, Fabien Quéré, Stéphane Guizard, X. L. Mao, R. E. Russo, et al.. Dynamics of Femtosecond Laser Interactions with Dielectrics. Applied physics. A, Materials science & processing, 2004, 79 (7), pp.1695. ⟨hal-00004161⟩