Processing of materials by ultrashort laser pulses has evolved significantly over the last
decade and is starting to reveal its scientific, technological and industrial potential. In …

Laser processing implies the generation of a material function defined by the shape and the
size of the induced structures, being a collective effect of topography, morphology, and …

Short pulse laser irradiation has the ability to bring a material into a state of strong electronic,
thermal, phase, and mechanical nonequilibrium and trigger a sequence of structural …

Ripples are formed on the surface of solid materials after interaction with laser pulses of high
intensity/irradiance. When ultra-short sub-1 ps laser pulses are used, the observed …

The unique characteristics of ultrafast lasers have rapidly revolutionized materials
processing after their first demonstration in 1987. The ultrashort pulse width of the laser …

Quantitative Phase Imaging (QPI) provides unique means for the imaging of biological or
technical microstructures, merging beneficial features identified with microscopy …

The interaction of ultra-fast sub-picosecond laser pulses with solids is a very broad area of
research. The boundaries for research fields covered by this review are defined as follows. A …

The interaction of intense femtosecond laser pulses with transparent materials is a topic that
has caused great interest of scientists over the past two decades. It will continue to be a …

Laser cutting of semiconductor wafers and transparent dielectrics has become a dominant
process in manufacturing industries, encompassing a wide range of applications from …

This review encompasses ultrafast laser interaction with matter in a broad range of
intensities~ 10 10–10 15 W/cm 2. We consider the material transformation processes …