Title :
Tailored light for high precision manufacture
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics & Quantum Sci., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
Abstract :
High precision manufacturing with lasers requires selection of specific laser beam parameters for optimal processes. Example parameters and processes (exploiting either melting or vaporisation) are presented, optimised to provide fine-scale structuring of glasses and metals.
Keywords :
laser beams; laser materials processing; melting; vaporisation; glasses fine-scale structuring; high precision manufacturing; laser beam parameters; melting; metals fine-scale structuring; optimal processes; vaporisation; Fiber lasers; Laser ablation; Laser beams; Machining; Materials; Optical fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
