Ultra-fast femtosecond (fs) lasers provide a unique technological opportunity to precisely and efficiently micromachine materials with minimal thermal damage owing to the reduced heat transfer into the bulk of the work material offered by short pulse duration, high laser intensity and focused optical energy delivered on a timescale shorter than the rate of thermal diffusion into the surrounding area of a beam foci. There is an increasing demand to further develop the fs machining technology to improve the machining quality, minimize the total machining time and increase the flexibility of machining complex patterns on diamond. This article offers an overview of recent research findings on the application of fs laser technology to micromachine diamond. The laser technology to precisely micromachine diamond is discussed and detailed, with a focus on the use of fs laser irradiation systems and their characteristics, laser interaction with various types of diamonds, processing and the subsequent post-processing of the irradiated samples and, appropriate sample characterisation methods. Finally, the current and emerging application areas are discussed, and the challenges and the future research prospects in the fs laser micromachining field are also identified.
The influence of dynamical change of optical properties on the thermomechanical response and damage threshold of noble metals under femtosecond laser irradiation
Influence of Inter-Pulse Delay and Geometric Constraints on Damage and Optical Characteristics in thin Metal Targets Irradiated by Double Ultrashort Laser Pulses
Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL), Foundation for Research and Technology (FORTH)（电子结构与激光研究所，研究与技术基金会）
Mimicking the earth core conditions with ultrafast laser materials interaction
The Ohio State University（俄亥俄州立大学）；CNRS, Institut d’Optique Grduate School, Laboratoire Hubert Curien UMR 5516, Université Jean Monnet（法国国家科学研究中心，光学研究生院，居里安实验室，圣艾蒂安大学）；Center for Electron Microscopy and Analysis（电子显微镜与分析中心）；Colorado State University（科罗拉多州立大学）；XUV Lasers Inc（XUV激光公司）
