Picosecond Laser Pulse Interactions with Metallic and Semiconductor Surfaces.

Abstract

Picosecond heating and cooling experiments on silicon, GaAs, graphite and metal surfaces are reported. The surfaces are probed by a picosecond pulse, following the heating pulse, as a function of wavelength, time delay and energy fluence. Picosecond laser-induced transformations of modulated metal energy fluence. Picosecond laser-induced transformations of modulated metal films extend the glass formation range. New glassy alloys have been formed. Keywords include: Laser-materials interactions, Picosecond pulses, Metallic and semiconductor surfaces, Phase transitions, and Ultrafast heating and cooling.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 28, 1986
Accession Number
ADA176645

Entities

People

  • Frans Spaepen
  • Nicolaas Bloembergen

Organizations

  • Harvard University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorbers (Materials)
  • Advanced Materials
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Electronics
  • Engineered Materials
  • Films
  • Graphitic Materials
  • Laser Materials
  • Laser Pulses
  • Materials
  • Metal Films
  • Phase Transformations
  • Picosecond Time
  • Semiconductors
  • Solid State Electronics
  • Transitions

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene