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Picosecond Laser-Induced Surface Transformations in Solids

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

P.M. Fauchet ,
Zhou Guosheng  and
A.E. Siegman
P.M. Fauchet
Affiliation:
Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
Zhou Guosheng
Affiliation:
Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
A.E. Siegman
Affiliation:
Edward L. Ginzton Laboratory, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Abstract

We report the results of a study of surface transformations in semiconductors (Si, GaAs) and metals (Cu) produced by 100 ps long pulses from a Nd:YAG laser system. We present and outline the conclusions of our model for growth of spontaneous periodic surface structures or ripples often associated with laser damage and annealing. The effect of repetitive subthreshold illumination is also examined. Theoretical analysis is presented to support time-resolved experiments performed with two excitation pulses at different wavelengths.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 13 , 1982 , 205
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1983

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