Title :
Applications of femtosecond lasers in materials processing
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Appl. Sci., Harvard Univ., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, we review the interaction of femtosecond laser pulses with materials. We discuss the fundamental processes involved and a number of applications, classifying the work into two parts: the interaction with transparent materials (bulk femtosecond micromachining) and interaction with absorbing materials (femtosecond surface structuring).
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser beam machining; micromachining; absorbing material; bulk femtosecond micromachining; femtosecond laser pulse interaction; femtosecond surface structuring; laser material processing; transparent material; Laser applications; Laser theory; Materials processing; Micromachining; Optical materials; Optical pulses; Optical surface waves; Surface emitting lasers; Surface morphology; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5192295
