Product Code: ICAL05_M409

High Rep Rate Picosecond Laser Materials Processing
Authors:
Chuck Ratermann, RPMC; O'Fallon MO USA
Bernhard Klimt, Lumera Laser; O'Fallon MO USA
Thomas Herrmann, Lumera Laser; O'Fallon MO USA
Presented at ICALEO 2005

Cold ablation of steel, aluminum, nickel, tungsten carbide, titanium, copper, silicon, Teflon, glass, diamond, ceramics, and other materials will be surveyed with an emphasis on the speed of the processing, the heat affected zone, and the recast. An overview of the methods and tools employed will be presented. This will include results from a 100 kHz laser and from a 500 kHz laser.