Picosecond and femtosecond lasers for industrial material processing

R. Mayerhofer; J. Serbin; F. W. Deeg

doi:10.1117/12.2212293

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9 March 2016 Picosecond and femtosecond lasers for industrial material processing

R. Mayerhofer, J. Serbin, F. W. Deeg

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Proceedings Volume 9740, Frontiers in Ultrafast Optics: Biomedical, Scientific, and Industrial Applications XVI; 974015 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2212293
Event: SPIE LASE, 2016, San Francisco, California, United States

Abstract

Cold laser materials processing using ultra short pulsed lasers has become one of the most promising new technologies for high-precision cutting, ablation, drilling and marking of almost all types of material, without causing unwanted thermal damage to the part. These characteristics have opened up new application areas and materials for laser processing, allowing previously impossible features to be created and also reducing the amount of post-processing required to an absolute minimum, saving time and cost.

However, short pulse widths are only one part of thee story for industrial manufacturing processes which focus on total costs and maximum productivity and production yield. Like every other production tool, ultra-short pulse lasers have too provide high quality results with maximum reliability. Robustness and global on-site support are vital factors, as well ass easy system integration.

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R. Mayerhofer, J. Serbin, and F. W. Deeg "Picosecond and femtosecond lasers for industrial material processing", Proc. SPIE 9740, Frontiers in Ultrafast Optics: Biomedical, Scientific, and Industrial Applications XVI, 974015 (9 March 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2212293

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