Ballistic laser-assisted solid transfer (BLAST) from a thin film precursor

Banks, DP; Grivas, C; Zergioti, I; Eason, RW

dc.contributor.author	Banks, DP	en
dc.contributor.author	Grivas, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Zergioti, I	en
dc.contributor.author	Eason, RW	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:28:00Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:28:00Z
dc.date.issued	2008	en
dc.identifier.issn	1094-4087	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/18660
dc.subject	Thin Film	en
dc.subject.classification	Optics	en
dc.subject.other	Diffraction patterns	en
dc.subject.other	Mass transfer	en
dc.subject.other	Pulsed laser applications	en
dc.subject.other	Threshold current density	en
dc.subject.other	Ultrashort pulses	en
dc.subject.other	Ballistic Laser Assisted Solid Transfer (BLAST)	en
dc.subject.other	Laser induced forward transfer (LIFT)	en
dc.subject.other	Near field diffraction patterns	en
dc.subject.other	Solid pellets	en
dc.subject.other	Thin films	en
dc.title	Ballistic laser-assisted solid transfer (BLAST) from a thin film precursor	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1364/OE.16.003249	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.16.003249	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2008	en
heal.abstract	A novel technique for the laser-induced forward transfer (LIFT) of material in solid phase from a thin film precursor is presented. Multiple, sub-threshold energy femtosecond pulses are used to lessen the adhesion of a donor film to a support substrate to facilitate forward transfer of solid 'pellets' of donor material to a receiver. A relatively higher intensity outer ring is added to the transfer laser pulses, by means of the near-field diffraction pattern of a circular aperture, to define the area for transfer in the donor film and allow for more reproducible pellet shapes. This technique has been termed Ballistic Laser-Assisted Solid Transfer (BLAST). (c) 2008 Optical Society of America.	en
heal.publisher	OPTICAL SOC AMER	en
heal.journalName	Optics Express	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1364/OE.16.003249	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000254121300044	en
dc.identifier.volume	16	en
dc.identifier.issue	5	en
dc.identifier.spage	3249	en
dc.identifier.epage	3254	en