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MATEC Web of Conferences
Volume 8, 2013
Progress in Ultrafast Laser Modifications of Materials
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| Article Number | 02004 | |
| Number of page(s) | 2 | |
| Section | Femtosecond laser-induced modifications in various materials | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130802004 | |
| Published online | 18 November 2013 | |
Femtosecond Laser Desorption of Thin Polymer Films from a Dielectric Surface
1 Joint University of Ottawa/National Research Council Laboratory for Attosecond Science, 100 Sussex Dr., Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada
2 Emerging Priorities Division, Environment Canada, Gatineau, QC K1A 0H3, Canada
3 Science and Technology, Canadian Space Agency, Gov. Liaison Office, 240 Sparks St., Ottawa, ON K1A 1A1, Canada
* e-mail: laurent.mercadier@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
We desorb polymer films from fused silica with a femtosecond laser and characterize the results by atomic force microscopy. Our study as a function of beam geometry and energy reveals two ways of achieving spatially controlled nanodesorption.
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