Advanced Techniques for Ultrafast Laser Nano/Micro Patterning
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "E:Engineering and Technology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (5 April 2021) | Viewed by 23971
Special Issue Editors
Interests: ultrafast laser surface machining; spatial beam shaping; ultrafast laser bulk machining; temporal pulse shaping
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Interests: surface functionalization; laser induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS); lasers for biomimetics; surface characterization
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Ultrafast lasers are becoming a powerful tool for surface and bulk processing at the micro- and nanometric realms. The recent developments of ultrashort laser sources towards higher-power, higher-repetition rates, enhanced robustness with reduced costs make ultrafast laser processing an enabling technology for a vast variety of applications where the low onset of thermal side effects associated with these ultrafast timescales is a key advantage. Notwithstanding successful examples in, e.g., the renewable energy, telecommunication, and biomedical fields, the horizon of ultrafast laser applications can still be extended if the full potential of ultrafast laser pulses can offer is taken advantage of. To this extent, advanced light control techniques are required to master the interactions between ultrafast laser light and the material being illuminated.
This Special Issue “Advanced Techniques for Ultrafast Laser Nano/Micro Patterning” of Micromachines seeks to showcase research papers, short communications, and review articles that focus on advanced techniques for the control of ultrashort laser pulses that lead to more advanced laser–material interaction control, and hence, better performances for micro/nanopatterning. We hope that the papers will encompass the next key technological leaps that will further extend applications of femtosecond laser pulses. Suitable contributions can be related but are not restricted to, for instance, spatial and temporal laser shaping, polarization/wavelength and pulse duration control, tuning of pulse overlap, repetition rate and burst parameters, and combination with other processing means (etching, longer laser pulses, etc.).
Dr. Cyril Mauclair
Dr. Xxx Sedao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ultrafast laser processing
- temporal/spatial beam shaping
- polarization control
- burst mode
- micro/nano patterning
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