Title :
All-solid-state diode-pumped Cr:LiSGAF laser amplifier system applied to laser ablation
Author :
Parsons-Karavassilis, D. ; Cole, M.J. ; Jones, R. ; Dowling, K. ; Mellish, R. ; French, P.M.W. ; Taylor, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Imperial Coll. of Sci., Technol. & Med., London, UK
Abstract :
To demonstrate the utility of all-solid-state diode-pumped laser technology, with its advantages of low cost and straightforward deployment, to ultrafast ablation of different materials including metals and dielectrics. After initially using an argon ion based Cr:LiSAF laser system (providing 10 ps pulses of up to 10 /spl mu/m energy at up to 25 kHz), we have successfully demonstrated the ablation of micron scale holes using an all diode-pumped tunable Cr:LiSGAF system.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; chromium; gallium compounds; high-speed optical techniques; laser ablation; laser beams; laser tuning; lithium compounds; optical pumping; solid lasers; strontium compounds; Cr:LiSrAlGaF/sub 6/ laser amplifier system; LiSrGaAlF/sub 6/:Cr; all-solid-state diode-pumped laser; dielectrics; laser ablation; metals; micron scale holes; ultrafast ablation; Argon; Costs; Dielectric materials; Diodes; Inorganic materials; Laser ablation; Optical materials; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-595-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1999.834474
