Fundamentals of Laser-Assisted Micro- and Nanotechnologies (Springer Series in Materials Science Book 195)

This book covers the state of the art of laser micro- and nanotechnology. The physical fundamentals of different processes and the application are presented. The book deals with different materials like phase change and memory alloys, thin films, polymers etc. New phenomena and mechanisms of laser-matter interaction in nano-domains are explained. This book is helpful for students, postgraduates, engineers and researches working not only in the field of laser microtechnology but also in high-tech industry, like photonics, microelectronics, information technology. Front Matter....Pages i-xvii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Ultrafast Laser Induced Confined Microexplosion: A New Route to Form Super-Dense Material Phases....Pages 3-26 Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Laser-Materials Interactions: General and Material-Specific Mechanisms of Material Removal and Generation of Crystal Defects....Pages 27-49 Laser Nanocrystallization of Metals....Pages 51-75 Optical Breakdown in Ambient Gas and Its Role in Material Processing by Short-Pulsed Lasers....Pages 77-99 Front Matter....Pages 101-101 Laser Generation and Printing of Nanoparticles....Pages 103-123 Light Scattering by Small Particles and Their Light Heating: New Aspects of the Old Problems....Pages 125-146 Front Matter....Pages 147-147 Laser-Induced Local Oxidation of Thin Metal Films: Physical Fundamentals and Applications....Pages 149-171 Photophysics of Nanostructured Metal and Metal-Contained Composite Films....Pages 173-200 Selective Ablation of Thin Films by Pulsed Laser....Pages 201-219 Front Matter....Pages 221-221 Reversible Laser-Induced Transformations in Chalcogenide- and Silicate-Based Optical Materials....Pages 223-246 Fs Laser Induced Reversible and Irreversible Processes in Transparent Bulk Material....Pages 247-268 Front Matter....Pages 269-269 A Decade of Advances in Femtosecond Laser Fabrication of Polymers: Mechanisms and Applications....Pages 271-291 Laser Nanostructuring of Polymers....Pages 293-313 Back Matter....Pages 315-322