Title :
Single-pulse and ´pulsetrain-burst´(>100 MHz) effects in ultrafast laser processing of metals, glasses, and bio-tissues
Author :
Camacho-López, Santiago ; Evans, Rodger ; Greenhalgh, Catherine ; Torti, Cristian ; Robertson, John ; Marjoribanks, Robin ; Herman, Peter ; Nantel, Marc ; Lilge, Lothar
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Toronto Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
Studies contrasting low (1 kHz) and high (>100 MHz) repetition rate approaches to ultrafast laser material processing present new means for minimizing damage and increasing processing speed in excising microholes in metals, glasses, and -hard and soft- bio-tissues.
Keywords :
biological tissues; high-speed optical techniques; laser applications in medicine; laser materials processing; optical glass; bio-tissues; glasses; high repetition rate; laser material processing; metal microholes; pulsetrain-burst effects; single-pulse effect; ultrafast laser processing; Biomedical optical imaging; Etching; Glass; Laser theory; Materials processing; Optical devices; Optical pulses; Photonics; Silicon compounds; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
