Fundamentals of Laser-Assisted Micro- and Nanotechnologies

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