Ultrafast dynamics of ionization processes during the formation of subwavelength ripples

Publication in Journal of Optical Technology

For Russian citation (Opticheskii Zhurnal):

Y. P. Yuan, J. M. Chen Ultrafast dynamics of ionization processes during the formation of subwavelength ripples (Сверхбыстрая динамика процессов ионизации при образовании субволновой ряби) [на англ. яз.] // Оптический журнал. 2016. Т. 83. № 8. С. 3–11.

Y. P. Yuan, J. M. Chen Ultrafast dynamics of ionization processes during the formation of subwavelength ripples (Сверхбыстрая динамика процессов ионизации при образовании субволновой ряби) [in English] // Opticheskii Zhurnal. 2016. V. 83. № 8. P. 3–11.

For citation (Journal of Optical Technology):

Y. P. Yuan and J. M. Chen, "Ultrafast dynamics of ionization processes during the formation of subwavelength ripples," Journal of Optical Technology. 83(8), 452-458 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1364/JOT.83.000452

Abstract:

Ultrafast pulses have time durations shorter than or close to the characteristic times of many physical/chemical phenomena, which make it possible to control ionization processes. During femtosecond laser induced subwavelength ripple formation, the control of ionization processes is investigated by a quantum model which considers both the laser wave–particle duality and transient localized changes of material properties. The effects of the fluence and the pulse duration on ionization processes are also discussed. It is found that, by changing the incident fluence and the pulse duration, free electron distributions and the feature sizes of subwavelength ripples can be manipulated.

Keywords:

ultrafast dynamics, ionization processes, subwavelength ripples, femtosecond laser

Acknowledgements:

This research was financially supported by Beijing National Science Foundation (Grant No.Z140002), Municipal Science and Technology Project (Grant No. D151100001615001) and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation.

OCIS codes: 140.3390, 220.4241, 320.7090

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