Alan T. K. Godfrey, L. Kallepalli, Jesse Ratté, P. Corkum
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Abstract
We present the formation of protruding ‘blister’ microstructures in polyimide and PMMA thin films using tightly-focused femtosecond pulses. We also show that implanting a reflective metal layer in the polymer film lowers the required pulse energies for forming blisters and prevents film rupture.