• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 5, Issue 5, 488 (2017)
Qingsong Wang1, Lan Jiang1、*, Jingya Sun1, Changji Pan1, Weina Han1, Guoyan Wang1, Hao Zhang1, Costas P. Grigoropoulos2, and Yongfeng Lu3
Author Affiliations
  • 1Laser Micro/Nano Fabrication Laboratory, School of Mechanical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
  • 2Laser Thermal Laboratory, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
  • 3Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0511, USA
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.5.000488 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Qingsong Wang, Lan Jiang, Jingya Sun, Changji Pan, Weina Han, Guoyan Wang, Hao Zhang, Costas P. Grigoropoulos, Yongfeng Lu. Enhancing the expansion of a plasma shockwave by crater-induced laser refocusing in femtosecond laser ablation of fused silica[J]. Photonics Research, 2017, 5(5): 488 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The dynamics of plasma and shockwave expansion during two femtosecond laser pulse ablation of fused silica are studied using a time-resolved shadowgraph imaging technique. The experimental results reveal that during the second pulse irradiation on the crater induced by the first pulse, the expansion of the plasma and shockwave is enhanced in the longitudinal direction. The plasma model and Fresnel diffraction theory are combined to calculate the laser intensity distribution by considering the change in surface morphology and transient material properties. The theoretical results show that after the free electron density induced by the rising edge of the pulse reaches the critical density, the originally transparent surface is transformed into a transient high-reflectivity surface (metallic state). Thus, the crater with a concave-lens-like morphology can tremendously reflect and refocus the latter part of the laser pulse, leading to a strong laser field with an intensity even higher than the incident intensity. This strong refocused laser pulse results in a stronger laser-induced air breakdown and enhances the subsequent expansion of the plasma and shockwave. In addition, similar shadowgraphs are also recorded in the single-pulse ablation of a concave microlens, providing experimental evidence for the enhancement mechanism.
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    Qingsong Wang, Lan Jiang, Jingya Sun, Changji Pan, Weina Han, Guoyan Wang, Hao Zhang, Costas P. Grigoropoulos, Yongfeng Lu. Enhancing the expansion of a plasma shockwave by crater-induced laser refocusing in femtosecond laser ablation of fused silica[J]. Photonics Research, 2017, 5(5): 488
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