Dynamics of light-induced reflectivity switiching in gallium films deposited on silica by pulsed laser ablation

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2001

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Rode, Andrei V
Samoc, Marek
Luther-Davies, Barry
Gamaly, Eugene G
MacDonald, K
Zheludev, N

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Optical Society of America

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We present what is to our knowledge the first experimental study of light-induced reflectivity changes at an α-Ga/Si interface irradiated by femtosecond and picosecond laser pulses. After exposure, the reflectivity can increase from R ≅ 0.55, which is

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Keywords: Irradiation; Laser ablation; Pulsed laser applications; Switching; Laser fluences; Gallium

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Optics Letters

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