Adaptive optics are becoming a valuable tool for laser processing, providing enhanced
functionality and flexibility for a range of systems. Using a single adaptive element, it is …

The rapid development of the femtosecond laser has revolutionized materials processing
due to its unique characteristics of ultrashort pulse width and extremely high peak intensity …

This review is devoted to the study of ultrafast laser ablation of solids and liquids. The
ablation of condensed matter under exposure to subpicosecond laser pulses has a number …

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 …

Laser ablation of dielectrics by ultrashort laser pulses is reviewed. The basic interaction
between ultrashort light pulses and the dielectric material is described, and different …

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

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 …

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 …

With the invention of chirped pulse amplification for lasers in the mid-1980s, high power
ultrafast lasers entered into the world as a disruptive tool, with potential impact on a broad …

The wavelength dependence of the threshold for femtosecond optical breakdown in water
provides information on the interplay of multiphoton, tunneling, and avalanche ionization …