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High-intensity laser heating in liquids: Multiphoton absorption

  • University of California at Berkeley

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Abstract

At high laser intensities, otherwise transparent liquids can absorb strongly by the mechanism of multiphoton absorption, resulting in absorption and heating several orders of magnitude greater than classical, low-intensity mechanisms. The use of multiphoton absorption provides a new mechanism for strong, controlled energy deposition in liquids without bulk plasma formation, shock waves, liquid ejection, etc., which is of interest for many laser-liquid applications, including laser desorption of liquid films, laser particle removal, laser surgery, and laser water removal from microdevices. This work develops a microscopically based model of the heating during multiphoton absorption in liquids. The dependence on pulse duration, intensity, wavelength, repetition rate, and liquid properties is discussed. Pure water exposed to 266 nm laser radiation is investigated, and a novel heating mechanism for water is proposed that uses multiple-wavelength laser pulses.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationTransport Phenomena in Manufacturing and Materials Processing
EditorsF.B. Cheung, Y.A. Hassan, A. Singh
Edition4
StatePublished - 1995
EventProceedings of the 1995 30th National Heat Transfer Conference. Part 14 - Portland, OR, USA
Duration: Aug 6 1995Aug 8 1995

Publication series

NameAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers, Heat Transfer Division, (Publication) HTD
Number4
Volume306
ISSN (Print)0272-5673

Conference

ConferenceProceedings of the 1995 30th National Heat Transfer Conference. Part 14
CityPortland, OR, USA
Period08/6/9508/8/95

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