The effect of laser peak power and pulse width on the hole geometry repeatability in laser percussion drilling

GKL Ng, L Li - Optics & Laser Technology, 2001 - Elsevier
In this work, the two main factors that influence the repeatability of the laser percussion
drilling process are identified. Experimental parametric analysis was carried out to correlate …

Repeatability characteristics of laser percussion drilling of stainless-steel sheets

GKL Ng, L Li - Optics and lasers in engineering, 2003 - Elsevier
An analysis on the repeatability of a laser percussion drilling process is conducted using a
flash lamp pumped Nd: YAG laser on 2mm thick stainless-steel sheets. Laser drilling …

Statistical analysis of repeatability in laser percussion drilling

M Ghoreishi - The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing …, 2006 - Springer
This study investigates the effect of six parameters in the repeatability of drilled holes in laser
percussion drilling process by means of statistical techniques. Peak power, pulse width …

The influence of temporal pulse train modulation during laser percussion drilling

DKY Low, L Li, PJ Byrd - Optics and lasers in engineering, 2001 - Elsevier
The temporal pulse train modulation during laser percussion drilling was found to effect
significant changes to the material ejection processes. In particular, distinct differences in the …

Comparative statistical analysis of hole taper and circularity in laser percussion drilling

M Ghoreishi, DKY Low, L Li - International Journal of Machine Tools and …, 2002 - Elsevier
The present study investigates the relationships and parameter interactions between six
controllable variables on the hole taper and circularity in laser percussion drilling …

Internal characterization and hole formation mechanism in the laser percussion drilling process

I Arrizubieta, A Lamikiz, S Martínez, E Ukar… - International Journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
Laser percussion drilling is increasing its relevance in many industrial applications, being
used particularly in the aircraft industry in performing the micro-holes in nickel based alloys …

Hole taper characterisation and control in laser percussion drilling

L Li, DKY Low, M Ghoreshi, JR Crookall - CIRP annals, 2002 - Elsevier
Small hole (< 1 mm diameter) drilling by lasers is widely applied in various manufacturing
processes. Hole tapering is one of the inherent manufacturing problems associated with …

Microdrilling of metals with ultrashort laser pulses

HK Tönshoff, C Momma, A Ostendorf, S Nolte… - Journal of Laser …, 2000 - pubs.aip.org
The pulse duration requirements for melting-free and burr-free drilling of metals have been
observed in detail. It will be shown that the highest process efficiency and hole quality can …

Drilling of micron-scale high aspect ratio holes with ultra-short pulsed lasers: Critical effects of focusing lenses and fluence on the resulting holes' morphology

V Nasrollahi, P Penchev, T Jwad, S Dimov… - Optics and Lasers in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Micro drilling employing ultra-short pulsed lasers is a promising manufacturing technology
for producing high aspect ratio holes, particularly on ceramic substrates due to the growing …

An investigation into melt flow dynamics during repetitive pulsed laser drilling of transparent media

DKY Low, L Li - Optics & Laser Technology, 2001 - Elsevier
This paper presents an investigation into the dynamics of repetitive pulsed laser drilling of a
visually transparent media using a CO2 laser source. This enabled the use of a high-speed …