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Filamentation in Ultrafast Laser Material Processing

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When an ultrashort laser pulse is focused inside the bulk of a transparent material, filamentation occurs as a result of the dynamic balance between the Kerr self-focusing and defocusing effects in the electron plasma, which is generated through the ionization process. The optical intensity in the filamentary volume can become high enough to induce permanent structural modifications. In this chapter, we review the applications of filamentation in the microprocessing of transparent materials and in microwelding.

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  1. Photonics Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Higashi 1-1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8565, Japan

    Wataru Watanabe

  2. Department of Control Engineering, Nara National College of Technology, 22, Yatacho, Yamatokoriyama, Nara, 639-1080, Japan

    Takayuki Tamaki

  3. Department of Material and Life Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan

    Yasuyuki Ozeki & Kazuyoshi Itoh

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Watanabe, W., Tamaki, T., Ozeki, Y., Itoh, K. (2010). Filamentation in Ultrafast Laser Material Processing. In: Yamanouchi, K., Gerber, G., Bandrauk, A. (eds) Progress in Ultrafast Intense Laser Science VI. Springer Series in Chemical Physics, vol 99. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15054-8_9

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