Large-area, uniform, high-spatial-frequency ripples generated on silicon using a nanojoule-femtosecond laser at high repetition rate.
Large-area high-spatial-frequency patterns (HSFLs) of λ/6 periodicity have been generated by a nanojoule-femtosecond laser scanning technique (80 MHz, 170 fs, 700-950 nm) at the silicon-air interface. The excellent large-area uniformity allowed reproducible and accurate measurements of the periodicity. Variation of experimental parameters as illumination geometry, and pulse energy and number showed no influence on the ripple spacing. A wavelength dependence was observed and compared to current models of HSFL formation. A particular second-harmonic model was found to match the results best but needs to take into account transient changes in the refractive index under laser exposure. A second-harmonic mechanism is further supported by direct spectroscopic observation.
Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering (IBMT), Ensheimer Strasse 48, D-66386 St. Ingbert, Germany. ronan.lehazic@ibmt.fraunhofer.de
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D000388:Air; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D007834:Lasers; D012825:Silicon; D013499:Surface Properties; D013997:Time Factors
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