physical vapour deposition pulsed laser deposition pulsed-laser ablation deposition PLA deposition laser ablation growth CHMO:0001363 A synthesis technique where a high-power pulsed laser beam is focused (inside a vacuum chamber) onto a target of the desired composition. Material is then vaporized from the target ('ablation') and deposited as a thin film on a substrate facing the target. pulsed-laser deposition pulsed laser ablation deposition PLD