A microfabrication system with the use of a femtosecond laser was designed for 3D
processing of industrially important materials. The system includes a 120 fs, 1 kHz laser; …

At the Laser Zentrum Hannover investigations of possibilities to use femtosecond laser
pulses for direct ablative writing and microstructuring of solid materials have been started in …

Results of ablation of different materials by femtosecond and picosecond laser pulses are
compared. Advantages and disadvantages of both laser systems are discussed. Two most …

The use of femtosecond lasers allows materials processing of practically any material with
extremely high precision and minimal collateral damage. Advantages over conventional …

Femtosecond laser systems have been proved to be effective tools for high precision micro-
machining. Almost all solid materials can be processed with high precision. The …

Micromachining experiments were performed with Ti: sapphire laser pulses (130 fs-150 fs,
800 nm, approximately 10 Hz) in air. Employing the direct focusing technique, highly …

The characteristics of femtosecond laser ablation of AlN and Al 2 O 3 for precision
microfabrication are studied experimentally. Specifically, the process characteristics during …

Femtosecond laser systems offer a good solution for the creation of straight microcuts and
grooves on macroscopic workpieces, as they are becoming more established in industrial …

A new micromachining technique using user-defined trains of amplified femtosecond laser
pulses is described. In this method, a 2-fold Michelson interferometer is used to split each …

Advantages of ultrashort laser pulses in material processing applications have been
demonstrated in a number of cases, but the fundamental processes leading to structural …