Microchannels Direct Machining using the Femtosecond Smooth Ablation Method
Author(s) -
Leandro Matiolli Machado,
Ricardo Elgul Samad,
Anderson Zanardi de Freitas,
Nilson Dias Vieira,
Wagner de Rossi
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
physics procedia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.26
H-Index - 61
ISSN - 1875-3892
DOI - 10.1016/j.phpro.2011.03.107
Subject(s) - materials science , femtosecond , ablation , machining , optics , refractive index , micrometer , square (algebra) , optoelectronics , laser , physics , geometry , mathematics , aerospace engineering , metallurgy , engineering
Damage threshold and ablation rate measurements were performed on Bk7 glass for femtosecond single and multipulses. The incubation parameter was found and used to develop a new strategy for machining microchannels in Bk7. Optical Coherent Tomography - OCT measurements showed that this ablation process can be effective in obtaining deep, well defined square cross section microchannels with no cracks or resolidified material. It was also verified that OCT can be useful in detecting small index refraction changes induced to the surround of the machined area
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