• DocumentCode
    1980296
  • Title

    High precision laser micromachining depths by pulsed ultraviolet and mid-UV Nd:YAG laser of sapphire and silicon for microfluidic applications

  • Author

    Chen, Tai-Chang ; Darling, R. Bruce

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. Eng., Washington Univ., Seattle, WA, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    16-21 May 2004
  • Abstract
    We explore the use of near-UV and mid-UV Nd:YAG laser for rapid micromachining for microfluidic applications. The laser ablation depths and precision on sapphire and silicon have been discussed.
  • Keywords
    laser ablation; laser beam machining; microfluidics; neodymium; precision engineering; sapphire; silicon; solid lasers; ultraviolet sources; Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/; Si; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; laser ablation depths; laser micromachining depths; microfluidic; mid-UV Nd:YAG laser; pulsed ultraviolet Nd:YAG laser; sapphire; silicon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-777-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1360995