Origin of laser-induced near-subwavelength ripples: interference between surface plasmons and incident laser

作者: Min Huang , Fuli Zhao , Ya Cheng , Ningsheng Xu , Zhizhan Xu

DOI: 10.1021/NN900654V

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摘要: We show that short-pulse laser-induced classical ripples on dielectrics, semiconductors, and conductors exhibit a prominent “non-classical” characteristic in normal incidence the periods are definitely smaller than laser wavelengths, which indicates that the simplified scattering model should be revised. Taking into account the surface plasmons (SPs), we consider that the ripples result from the initial direct SP-laser interference and the subsequent grating-assisted SP-laser coupling. With the model, the period-decreasing …

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