Title :
Inverse laser drilling of transparent materials for the production of optical components
Author :
Werner, Michael ; Esser, Dominik ; Hoffmann, Hans-Dieter
Author_Institution :
Fraunhofer Inst. for Laser Technol., Aachen, Germany
Abstract :
A machining station has been set up using a Q-switched INNOSLAB laser (wavelength: 532 nm; pulse length: 16 ns, pulse repetition frequency: 1 to 100 kHz ) for inverse laser drilling of transparent materials . Tests to improve the drilling depth, speed and reliability of the process as well as the influence of the glass material are being examined at present.
Keywords :
Q-switching; high-speed optical techniques; laser beam machining; laser materials processing; optical glass; reliability; transparency; Q-switched INNOSLAB laser; drilling depth; frequency 1 kHz to 100 kHz; glass material; inverse laser drilling; reliability; time 16 ns; transparent materials; wavelength 532 nm; Abrasives; Drilling machines; Fiber lasers; Glass; Laser ablation; Preforms;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/IQEC), 2013 Conference on and International Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0593-5
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6801297
