Computational model for nonlinear plasma formation in high NA micromachining of transparent materials and biological cells

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 10303-10317

  Arnold, C L ^a   Heisterkamp, A ^a   Ertmer, W ^a   Lubatschowski, H ^a  

^a LASER ZENTRUM HANNOVER E V   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; TISSUE; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

BIOPHOTONICS; MULTIPLE RATE EQUATION (MRE) MODELS; NONLINEAR PLASMA FORMATION; NUMERICAL APERTURE (NA);

TRANSPARENCY;

EID: 34547777430     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.010303     Document Type: Article

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