Selective triggering of phase change in dielectric by femtosecond pulse trains based on electron dynamics control

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/22/4/045203

Abstract In this study we experimentally reveal that the phase change mechanism can be selectively triggered by shaping femtosecond pulse trains based on electron dynamics control (EDC), including manipulation of excitations, ionizations, densities, and temperatures of electrons. By designing the pulse energy distribution to adjust the absorptions, excitations, ionizations, and recombinations of electrons, the dominant phase change mechanism experiences transition from nonthermal to thermal process. This phenomenon is observed in quadruple, triple, and double pulses per train ablation of fused silica separately. This opens up possibilities for controlling phase change mechanisms by EDC, which is of great significance in laser processing of dielectric and fabrication of integrated nano- and micro-optical devices.

Keywords: phase change electron dynamics pulse shaping

Received: 07 August 2012
Revised: 25 September 2012
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PACS:	52.38.Mf	(Laser ablation)
	64.70.kj	(Glasses)
	78.20.Jq	(Electro-optical effects)

Fund: Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2011CB013000) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 90923039 and 51025521).

Corresponding Authors: Jiang Lan
E-mail: jianglan@bit.edu.cn

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Xu Chuan-Cai (徐传彩), Jiang Lan (姜澜), Leng Ni (冷妮), Liu Peng-Jun (刘鹏军) Selective triggering of phase change in dielectric by femtosecond pulse trains based on electron dynamics control 2013 Chin. Phys. B 22 045203

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