A simple single-step technique for surface patterning is presented. It
is shown that well-adhering micrometer-sized patterns of 100% coverag
e preserving the shape and dimensions of the ablated area can be depos
ited by ablating and transferring tungsten thin films in the form of s
ingle solid pieces using single pulses of peak power up to 100 mW and
100 mus-1 ms duration from a diode-pumped YAG laser.