Measurement of ultrashort laser ablation of four metals (Al, Cu, Ni, W) in the single-pulse regime
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Thibault Genieys
Thibault Genieys is a PhD student working at the LP3 laboratory (CNRS-AMU). He studied Physics at the University of Aix-Marseille before specializing in Optics. His thesis subject is related to the field of laser-matter interaction. In particular, he studies the fundamental and applicative aspects of the interaction between ultra-short pulses and materials (metals or dielectrics) in ablation conditions. The results obtained during this work led to different peer-reviewed papers and communications in international conferences (Femtomat, Cleo/Europe 2019).
Marc Sentis received his Engineering Diploma in Energetics from the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts et Metiers, Paris, in 1980. He then received his PhD and Doctorat d’Etat diplomas in Applied Physics from Aix-Marseille University in 1982 and 1988, respectively, working on the development of high average excimer lasers. Since 1983, he has been a staff member at the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique). In 2000, he created the Laboratory of Lasers, Plasmas and Photonic Processing (LP3 CNRS–Aix-Marseille University). In 2010, he launched a new ultrafast laser infrastructure ASUR (applications of ultrafast laser) including an unique 10 TW-25 fs–100 Hz Ti:Sa laser source. Since 2014, he has also been a special advisor to the CNRS for high intensity lasers, large laser infrastructures and the European ELI project. His current areas of interest and research include ultrafast laser physic, laser-matter interaction in fs, ps, and ns regimes and laser plasma X-ray sources. He is the co-author of more than 300 publications including 162 peer-reviewed articles in international journals.
Olivier Utéza obtained his PhD degree in 1994 at the Aix-Marseille University (France). He is currently a senior CNRS researcher and executive staff officer in the LP3 Laboratory (CNRS-AMU). After 15 years of research on excimer lasers and development of high-peak power hybrid fs laser system, Olivier has been working on ultrafast laser-matter interaction and materials processing with ultrafast lasers since 2004. During his career, he has published more than 50 peer-reviewed papers and presented more than 200 communications at international conferences on topics related to laser-matter interaction and laser system development. His research interests today include the fundamentals and applications of laser damage and ablation with ultrashort laser pulses as well as the generation of pulsed X-ray sources from laser-produced plasmas for imaging and material science.
Abstract
We provide measurements of the ablation of four post-transition and transition metals [aluminum (Al), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni) and tungsten (W)] irradiated by single 800 nm laser pulses, in ultrashort regime from 100 femtosecond (fs) pulse duration down to 15 fs covering a temporal range little explored as yet. For each metal and pulse duration tested, we measured its ablation characteristics (depth and diameter) as a function of incident energy allowing us to determine its laser-induced ablation threshold and ablation rate in a single-shot regime. For all the metals studied, we observed a constant ablation threshold fluence as a function of pulse duration extending this scaling law to pulse duration of few-optical-cycles. We provide evidence of the interest of adjusting the incident fluence to maximize the energy specific ablation depth but also of the absence of any peculiar advantage related to the use of extremely short-pulse duration for ablation purposes. Those informative and detailed ablation data have been obtained in the single-pulse regime and in air ambiance. They can serve as rewarding feedback for further establishing smart strategy for femtosecond laser micromachining and laser damage handling of metallic and metal-based components as well as for enhancing accuracy of modeling of fs laser interaction with metals in ultrashort regime.
About the authors
Thibault Genieys is a PhD student working at the LP3 laboratory (CNRS-AMU). He studied Physics at the University of Aix-Marseille before specializing in Optics. His thesis subject is related to the field of laser-matter interaction. In particular, he studies the fundamental and applicative aspects of the interaction between ultra-short pulses and materials (metals or dielectrics) in ablation conditions. The results obtained during this work led to different peer-reviewed papers and communications in international conferences (Femtomat, Cleo/Europe 2019).
Marc Sentis received his Engineering Diploma in Energetics from the Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts et Metiers, Paris, in 1980. He then received his PhD and Doctorat d’Etat diplomas in Applied Physics from Aix-Marseille University in 1982 and 1988, respectively, working on the development of high average excimer lasers. Since 1983, he has been a staff member at the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique). In 2000, he created the Laboratory of Lasers, Plasmas and Photonic Processing (LP3 CNRS–Aix-Marseille University). In 2010, he launched a new ultrafast laser infrastructure ASUR (applications of ultrafast laser) including an unique 10 TW-25 fs–100 Hz Ti:Sa laser source. Since 2014, he has also been a special advisor to the CNRS for high intensity lasers, large laser infrastructures and the European ELI project. His current areas of interest and research include ultrafast laser physic, laser-matter interaction in fs, ps, and ns regimes and laser plasma X-ray sources. He is the co-author of more than 300 publications including 162 peer-reviewed articles in international journals.
Olivier Utéza obtained his PhD degree in 1994 at the Aix-Marseille University (France). He is currently a senior CNRS researcher and executive staff officer in the LP3 Laboratory (CNRS-AMU). After 15 years of research on excimer lasers and development of high-peak power hybrid fs laser system, Olivier has been working on ultrafast laser-matter interaction and materials processing with ultrafast lasers since 2004. During his career, he has published more than 50 peer-reviewed papers and presented more than 200 communications at international conferences on topics related to laser-matter interaction and laser system development. His research interests today include the fundamentals and applications of laser damage and ablation with ultrashort laser pulses as well as the generation of pulsed X-ray sources from laser-produced plasmas for imaging and material science.
Acknowledgments
Thibault Genieys acknowledges the support of DGA – Direction Générale de l’Armement (Ministry of Defense) and Aix-Marseille University for his Ph’D grant.
Funding: Financial support of the ASUR platform was provided by the European Community, Ministry of Research and High Education, Region Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Department of Bouches-du-Rhône, City of Marseille, CNRS, and Aix-Marseille University.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Cover and Frontmatter
- Topical Issue: Laser Micro- and Nano-Material Processing – Part 2
- Editorial
- Laser micro- and nano-material processing – Part 2
- Research Articles
- Repellent rings at titanium cylinders against overgrowth by fibroblasts
- Modification of Ti6Al4V surface properties by combined DLW-DLIP hierarchical micro-nano structuring
- Measurement of ultrashort laser ablation of four metals (Al, Cu, Ni, W) in the single-pulse regime
- Universal behavior of the band gap as a function of the atomic mean-square displacement in laser-excited silicon
- Research Article
- Materials for D-D-A ternary organic solar cells: an absorption model study
