Title :
Optics-free kagome fiber-aided laser micro-machining
Author :
Debord, B. ; Alharbi, M. ; Honninger, Clemens ; Mottay, Eric ; Gerome, F. ; Benabid, F.
Author_Institution :
GPPMM Group, Univ. of Limoges, Limoges, France
Abstract :
We report on focus-optics free laser micro-processing of several materials using up to milli-joule energy-level fs-pulses directly delivered by 10m-long hypocycloid-core kagome HC-PCFs. The ablation rate and depth were studied showing high-precision drilling.
Keywords :
drilling; fibre lasers; high-speed optical techniques; laser ablation; micromachining; ablation depth; ablation rate; focus-optics free laser microprocessing; high-precision drilling; hypocycloid-core kagome HC-PCF; millijoule energy-level fs-pulses; optics-free kagome fiber-aided laser micromachining; Fiber lasers; Laser ablation; Laser beams; Laser modes; Materials; Measurement by laser beam; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
