By: Dirk Wortman

Laser induced sub-100 nm structures offer vast potential benefits in photonics, biotechnology, tribological surface design and plasmonic applications. However the dynamics of their generation is not well understood. Research in this field requires high temporal and spatial resolution. In this paper, we report on our efforts on setting upand building an EUV-pump-probe microscope. The goal is the observation of femtosecond laser induced nanostructure formation with a spatial resolution of less than 100nm and a temporal resolution of less than 1ns. Continue reading →