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Abstract
We determined the bubble radius R_max for femtosecond optical breakdown in water at 347, 520, and 1040 nm with an unprecedented accuracy (±10 nm). At threshold, R_max was smaller than the diffraction-limited focus radius and ranged from 190 nm to 320 nm. The increase of R_max with laser energy E_L is slowest at 347 nm, providing optimum control of cell surgery. Experimental results agree with a model of bubble formation in heated and thermoelastically stretched liquids. Theory predicts a threshold temperature T_th≈ 168 C. For T > 300 C, a phase explosion sets in, and R_max increases rapidly with E_L.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 100 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 2008 |
| Issue number | 100 |
| Pages (from-to) | 038102-1 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISSN | 0031-9007 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 23.01.2008 |
Research Areas and Centers
- Academic Focus: Biomedical Engineering
DFG Research Classification Scheme
- 308-01 Optics, Quantum Optics, Atoms, Molecules, Plasmas
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In vivo imaging and optical manipulation of the small intestinal mucosa using 2-photon microscopy and femtosecond laser nano surgery
Gebert, A., Hüttmann, G., Klinger, A. & Vogel, A.
01.05.07 → 30.04.16
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