Title :
A study of the effect of pulse duration in laser ablation of Zr-2.5 Nb metal
Author :
Ivanco, M. ; Bickel, G.A. ; McRae, G.A. ; Goodale, J.W.
Author_Institution :
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Chalk River, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
In these experiments, we use a CO2 laser with an electro-optic switch, based on a CdTe crystal, to chop sections of various lengths out of a 60 ns single longitudinal mode laser pulse. These pulses are then amplified and used to ablate the surface of a polished Zr-2.5Nb coupon
Keywords :
beam choppers; carbon compounds; electro-optical switches; gas lasers; laser ablation; laser accessories; laser modes; niobium alloys; polishing; zirconium alloys; 60 ns; CO2; CO2 laser; CdTe; CdTe crystal; Zr-2.5 Nb metal; Zr-Nb; electro-optic switch; laser ablation; laser pulse chopping; longitudinal mode laser pulse; polished Zr-2.5Nb coupon; pulse duration; surface ablation; Acoustic beams; Laser ablation; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser theory; Lasers and electrooptics; Niobium; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Rivers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1993. LEOS '93 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1263-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1993.379422