Short-pulse laser interactions with disordered materials and liquids
Conference
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OSTI ID:175485
- Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
High-power, short-pulse lasers in the picosecond and subpicosecond range are utilized in an increasing number of technologies, including materials processing and diagnostics, micro-electronics and devices, and medicine. In these applications, the short-pulse radiation interacts with a wide range of media encompassing disordered materials and liquids. Examples of disordered materials include porous media, polymers, organic tissues, and amorphous forms of silicon, silicon nitride, and silicon dioxide. In order to accurately model, efficiently control, and optimize short-pulse, laser-material interactions, a thorough understanding of the energy transport mechanisms is necessary. Thus, fractals and percolation theory are used to analyze the anomalous diffusion regime in random media. In liquids, the thermal aspects of saturable and multiphoton absorption are examined. Finally, a novel application of short-pulse laser radiation to reduce surface adhesion forces in microstructures through short-pulse laser-induced water desorption is presented.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG03-92ER14287
- OSTI ID:
- 175485
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9505200--; ON: DE96000983
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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