Title :
Incident beam shape effects on thick-film laser induced forward transfer
Author :
Kattamis, Nicholas ; Brown, Matthew ; Arnold, Craig B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mech. & Aerosp. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We use finite element modeling to investigate the effects of incident beam shape on stress and temperature evolution in the dynamic release layer during thick-film laser-induced forward transfer. Emphasis is on Gaussian versus donut-shaped beams.
Keywords :
Aerodynamics; Biological materials; Laser beams; Laser modes; Optical materials; Polyimides; Polymer films; Pulsed laser deposition; Shape; Stress;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
