Abstract
The interaction of intensive laser pulses with strongly absorbing media has been of growing importance for new material-processing techniques. A major part of the experimental work has been performed to explore the physics of pulsed-laser annealing. Many of these experiments have involved nanosecond laser pulses. It is now generally accepted that on this time scale the observed laser-induced phase transition can be entirely described by optical heating and thermal melting of the surface.
© 1984 Optical Society of America
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