The role of surface roughness on the regularity of LIPSS generated in metals with femtosecond lasers

  1. Diego Gallego 1
  2. Oihane Beldarrain 1
  3. Alejandro San-Blas 1
  4. Isabel Ayerdi 1
  5. Santiago M. Olaizola 1
  6. Ainara Rodriguez 1
  1. 1 Universidad de Navarra, Tecnun
Book:
Conectando la academia y la industria: Libro de actas OPTOEL 2023
  1. Carballar Rincón, Alejandro (coord.)
  2. María del Rosario Fernández Ruiz (coord.)

Publisher: Editorial Universidad de Sevilla ; Universidad de Sevilla

Year of publication: 2024

Type: Book chapter

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Abstract

Laser induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) are directional and periodic nanostructures generated in most materials when irradiated with linear polarized laser beams under certain irradiation conditions. LIPSS present a wide range of well-known properties and applications, but their implementation on the optical field is restricted due to their low regularity in comparison to microstructures fabricated by other methods. Surface roughness has an impact on LIPSS regularity, as it can promote their generation acting as a seed or influence their orientation in favor of the roughness direction. During this study, the influence of the surface roughness on the LIPSS regularity has been explored by means of DLOA (Dispersion of the LIPSS Orientation Angle), for stainless steel with arithmetic mean height (Sa) parameter ranging from a few nanometers to one micrometer. The experimental results have proven that the substrate polishing and the roughnessdirection affect the coherence and orientation of the LIPSS.

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