Laser energy deposition at sapphire surfaces studied by pulsed photothermal deformation
- 25 May 1987
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 50 (21), 1491-1493
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.97809
Abstract
A surface deformation technique measures the energy deposited in sapphire surfaces irradiated by focused excimer laser light. The absorbed energy creates ≲3 electron-hole pairs/oxygen atom, consistent with a photochemical etching mechanism.Keywords
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