Tg	Glass transition temperature [°C]
α	Laser absorption coefficient
αeff	Effective coefficient of laser absorption
n	Reflective index
R	Coefficient of reflection
Rp	Polarization resistance [Ω/cm2]
κ	Extinction coefficient
λ	Light wavelength [nm]
I	Laser radiation intensity [W/sr]
I 0	Intensity of incident laser radiation [W/sr]
i	Plating process rate [s]
Eth	Ablation threshold [J/cm2]
Ej	Energy per laser pulse [J/cm2]
Ea	Activation energy for ablation [J/cm2]
φ	Quantum yield of bond breaking (0 to 1)
hν	Photon energy [eV]
TD	Threshold ablation temperature [°K]
TR	Initial temperature [°K]
Cw	Specific heat of polymeric materials [J/kg·K]
L	Ablation depth [mm]
Lchem	Photochemical ablation depth [mm]
Ltherm	Photothermal ablation depth [mm]
ba, bc	Tafel equation coefficients
v	Dependence of deposition rate [dm2/L]