Three dimensional microstructuring of biopolymers by femtosecond laser irradiation
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چکیده
A sequence of single femtosecond pulses is used to create a pattern of laser affected spots at increasing depths below the surface of transparent biopolymer samples. Materials with different water contents and mechanical strengths, gelatine, chitosan, synthetic polyvinyl pyrrolidone, and biopolymer-polymer blends, are irradiated near the edge of the sample with an amplified Titanium:Sapphire laser 800 nm delivering 30 fs pulses through a 0.45 numerical aperture objective with energies of 100–3000 nJ. The micrometric modified region is observed by optical microscopy perpendicularly to irradiation. Self-focusing and optical aberration are major factors controlling morphology and size of the created spots. © 2009 American Institute of Physics. doi:10.1063/1.3274127
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