Abstract
This study numerically investigates the optical and heat transfer characteristics of thin silicon films irradiated by ultrashort (shorter than 10 ps) pulse train lasers. The one-dimensional two-temperature model (1DTTM) is extended to the two-dimensional (2DTTM) model for estimation of crater formation. In addition, the wave interference effects on the optical and energy transfer characteristics are considered to predict accurately the energy absorption rates in thin silicon films irradiated by picosecond-to-femtosecond pulse train lasers. Unlike bulk silicon, a significant change in energy absorption is found to occur in thin silicon films with the variation of film thickness due to the wave interference. The spatial distributions of energy carrier and lattice temperature show quite a different tendency at different pulse durations as well as the number of pulses because of significant changes in the optical and thermal properties. The predicted crater shapes and the ablation depths by 2DTTM are also presented.
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