Micro-beam and pulsed laser beam techniques for the micro-fabrication of diamond surface and bulk structures

TL;DR

This paper reviews the use of micro-beam and pulsed laser techniques for fabricating complex structures in diamond, highlighting their roles in modifying optical, electrical, and mechanical properties for advanced technological applications.

Contribution

It provides a comprehensive summary of recent work on micro-fabrication of diamond using ion-beam and pulsed laser methods, emphasizing their complementary roles.

Findings

Ion beam and pulsed laser techniques enable complex diamond micro-structures.

These methods modify optical, electrical, and mechanical properties of diamond.

The work consolidates recent advances in Florence, Italy.

Abstract

Micro-fabrication in diamond is involved in a wide set of emerging technologies, exploiting the exceptional characteristics of diamond for application in bio-physics, photonics, radiation detection. Micro ion-beam irradiation and pulsed laser irradiation are complementary techniques, which permit the implementation of complex geometries, by modification and functionalization of surface and/or bulk material, modifying the optical, electrical and mechanical characteristics of the material. In this article we summarize the work done in Florence (Italy) concerning ion beam and pulsed laser beam micro-fabrication in diamond.