creator Tao, Sha advisor Wu, Benxin Lasers have wide applications in numerous areas. Laser-based applications and technologies often involve certain types of laser-material interactions, many of which have not been sufficiently understood. In this thesis, through the development of the corresponding physics-based models and the comparisons of modeling results with relevant experiments (when available), the laser-material interaction mechanisms during the following processes will be studied: i) laser ablation of semiconductors; ii) laser-material interactions inside microholes; and iii) laser-induced plasma evolution (more detailed conditions of the studied processes are given in the thesis). This research work is expected to improve the understanding of laser-material interaction mechanisms in the above investigated processes, which may provide information that is useful for the improvement of many related existing laser-based applications or technologies and for the development of novel ones. Submitted by Liana Khananashvili (khananashvili@iit.edu) on 2013-12-17T22:27:38Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Ph.D. Thesis_Sha Tao.pdf: 5202311 bytes, checksum: 22ffccfbbed7090d1caec7785aa63ad7 (MD5) Made available in DSpace on 2013-12-17T22:27:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ph.D. Thesis_Sha Tao.pdf: 5202311 bytes, checksum: 22ffccfbbed7090d1caec7785aa63ad7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-07 PH.D in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, July 2013 2013 2013-07 http://hdl.handle.net/10560/3187 en Dissertation born digital application/pdf In Copyright http://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/ Restricted Access MMAE / Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering Illinois Institute of Technology Affiliated department