Optical investigations of AlSi-SiC composites subjected to laser CO2 annealing

The optical study of the AlSi/SiC composite materials before and after laser annealing has been performed. They concerned total and diffuse reflectance measurements obtained by the means of integrating sphere in the spectral range 250-2500 nm, measurements of intensity of scattered light as a function of scattering angle (BRDF method) and ellipsometric measurements performed in the range 190-1700 nm. For determination of optical constants, the Kramers-Krönig dispersion relation has been applied. Obtained results had great differences of optical properties alloys before and after laser annealing. For investigated composites roughness and correlation lengths of studied surfaces have been determined. Moreover, optical measurements allowed concluding the light scattering being a result of interaction of light with surface topography and material scattering appeared due to variation of optical constants on surfaces of AlSi/SiC composites.