AUTHOR=Apostolova Tzveta , Kurylo Vasyl , Gnilitskyi Iaroslav TITLE=Ultrafast Laser Processing of Diamond Materials: A Review JOURNAL=Frontiers in Physics VOLUME=9 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. For a wide range of laser parameters, the optimization of laser-induced electronic, optical and structural modifications of diamond requires quantitative understanding of the microscopic processes underlying the high electronic excitation in the material.