Model of the femtosecond laser inscription by a single pulse

Optical and Quantum Electronics

Volumn 39, Issue 10-11, 2007, Pages 939-946

  Petrovic, Jovana S ^a   Mezentsev, Vladimir ^a   Schmitz, Holger ^a   Bennion, Ian ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Femtosecond laser inscription; Numerical model

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL MODEL; PULSE-PLASMA DYNAMICS; THERMO-MECHANICAL RELAXATION;

ANELASTIC RELAXATION; BUILDING MATERIALS; ENERGY TRANSFER; FUSED SILICA; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASMAS; SURFACE TREATMENT;

ULTRASHORT PULSES;

EID: 39049123725     PISSN: 03068919     EISSN: 1572817X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11082-007-9158-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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