• DocumentCode
    2790138
  • Title

    Refractive Gauss-to-Tophat beam shapers improve structure quality and speed in micro-machining

  • Author

    Homburg, Oliver ; Toennissen, Frank ; Ganser, Heiko ; Mitra, Thomas ; Lissotschenko, Vitalij

  • Author_Institution
    LIMO-Lissotschenko Mikrooptik GmbH, Bookenburgweg 4-8, 44319 Dortmund, Germany
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    1
  • Abstract
    The transformation principle of a Gaussian beam into a homogeneous top-hat profile by means of free-form refractive micro-optics is reviewed. Various flat-top profiles achieved with different laser sources as well as micro-machining results are demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    Gaussian processes; Laser beams; Laser modes; Optical design; Optical device fabrication; Optical devices; Optical refraction; Power lasers; Production; Resists;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2007.4431503
  • Filename
    4431503