AUTHOR=Apostolova Tzveta , Kurylo Vasyl , Gnilitskyi Iaroslav 

TITLE=Ultrafast Laser Processing of Diamond Materials: A Review

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Physics

VOLUME=Volume 9 - 2021

YEAR=2021

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/physics/articles/10.3389/fphy.2021.650280

DOI=10.3389/fphy.2021.650280

ISSN=2296-424X

ABSTRACT=Diamond laser engineering is of great importance for designing devices which find applications in radiation sensing and quantum technologies. A review of the present state of the art of experimental and theoretical studies on ultrashort laser irradiation of diamond is presented. Using a wide range of laser parameters the optimization of a specific laser-induced processes such as change of material optical properties, high precision nano-structuring or phase transition, requires quantitative understanding of the microscopic processes underlying ultrashort strong field excitation in diamond as a wide band gap material.  Relevant theoretical approaches describing femtosecond laser irradiation of diamond and their connection to experiment are presented.