Micromachining with copper bromide laser

Ivailo I. Balchev; Nikolai I. Minkovski; Nikola V. Sabotinov; Ivan K. Kostadinov

doi:10.1117/12.519518

4 November 2003 Micromachining with copper bromide laser

Ivailo I. Balchev, Nikolai I. Minkovski, Nikola V. Sabotinov, Ivan K. Kostadinov

Proceedings Volume 5226, 12th International School on Quantum Electronics: Laser Physics and Applications; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.519518
Event: 12th International School on Quantum Electronics Laser Physics and Applications, 2002, Varna, Bulgaria

Abstract

In the present paper the possibility of the Copper Bromide (CuBr) laser as an attractive tool in the micromachining of different materials has been demonstrated. High-quality percussion drilling, trepanning, scribing, and precision cutting were demonstrated on metals and ceramics with a negligible heat affected zone (HAZ). These good results were achieved with the combination of high power, short pulses, visible radiation and close to the diffraction-limited beam quality.

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Ivailo I. Balchev, Nikolai I. Minkovski, Nikola V. Sabotinov, and Ivan K. Kostadinov "Micromachining with copper bromide laser", Proc. SPIE 5226, 12th International School on Quantum Electronics: Laser Physics and Applications, (4 November 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.519518

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