Laser Micro/Nanofabrication and Related Applications
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Manufacturing Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 February 2023) | Viewed by 2667
Special Issue Editors
Interests: laser micro/nanofabrication; ultrafast and nanoscale optics; metamaterials; 3D printing
Interests: laser machining; laser direct writing; micro/nano optics
Interests: nano-optics; laser writing; optical data storage
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In the trend of miniaturization and integration of modern devices, manufacturing technology faces increasing challenges for higher precision and quality. Recent decades witness the fast development of laser fabrication as a powerful micro/nano-scale manufacturing technology to meet these challenges. It has many unique advantages that are non-comparable by other traditional technologies. Its precision can easily reach wavelength level and even sub-wavelength level to meet the demand of microscale or even nanoscale precision. Lasers can reach the samples without any contact, therefore offering unprecedented flexibility for the digital fabrication of complex structures. Because of these advantages, laser micro/nanofabrication has already shown important applications in many industrial fields.
The rapid developments of laser technology and material science have been bringing exciting new possibilities for the control of laser-material interactions. On the one hand, the breakthroughs in laser technology enable new characteristics, such as shorter pulse duration, higher repetition rate, or broader frequency range. On the other hand, the advances in material science allow the atomic-level engineering of material properties which offers higher controllability and more dedicated design freedom.
The aim of this SI is to highlight the recent progress in the direction of laser micro/nanofabrication and related applications. It will offer a unique opportunity for open discussion of the state-of-the-art in this direction and push forward its advances. Such discussions will also benefit intersecting possibilities between academics and industries.
Prof. Dr. Xiaowei Li
Prof. Dr. Qidai Chen
Prof. Dr. Xiangping Li
Dr. Ji Huang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- laser micro/nanofabrication
- femtosecond laser
- ultrafast and nanoscale optics
- metamaterials
- 3D printing
- micro/nano optics, laser direct writing, optical data storage
- surface micro/nano structures
- radiation dosimetry
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