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Femtosecond laser-induced nanostructure-covered large-scale waves on metals

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Through femtosecond (fs) laser pulse irradiation (pulse duration: 65 fs, central wavelength: 800 nm, and repetition rate: 250 Hz), we investigate the morphological evolution of fs laser-induced periodic surface structure on Au and Pt, called a nanostructure-covered large-scale wave (NC-LSW) with a period of tens of microns, densely covered by iterating stripe patterns of nanostructures and microstructures. We show that the surface morphology of NC-LSW crucially depends on the fluence of the laser, the number of irradiating pulses, and the incident beam angle. Our experimental observations allow us to establish a three-step model for the NC-LSW formation: the formation of laser-induced surface unevenness, inhomogeneous energy deposition due to the interference between the incident light and the scattered field, and nonuniform energy deposition due to shielding by the peaks of LSW.

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This work was supported by the US Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

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Hwang, T.Y., Guo, C. Femtosecond laser-induced nanostructure-covered large-scale waves on metals. Appl. Phys. B 113, 485–490 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-013-5486-2

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