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Fundamentals of laser micromachining /

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Due to their flexible and efficient capabilities, lasers are often used over more traditional machining technologies, such as mechanical drilling and chemical etching, in manufacturing a wide variety of products, from medical implants, gyroscopes, and drug delivery catheters to aircraft engines, pri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schaeffer, Ronald D.
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis, ©2012.
Subjects:
Lasers > Industrial applications.
Micromachining.
Lasers > Applications industrielles.
Micro-usinage.
Lasers > Industrial applications
Micromachining
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction Laser Theory and Operation; Brief Review of Laser Physics; CO2 Lasers; Solid-State Nd3+ Lasers; Excimer Lasers; Fiber Lasers; Disk Lasers; Ultrashort Pulse (USP) Lasers; Comparisons of Laser Sources Optics ; Optics; Beam Delivery Systems--Imaging and Focusing; Steps to an Effective Optical Setup Light-Material Interaction; Photoablation and Material Interaction with UV Light; Thermal Effects; Taper; Fluence System Integration ; Processing System Considerations; General Requirements; Part Viewing Systems; Motion Control; Part Handling; Laser Support Systems; Software; Safety Discussion of Some Processing Techniques; Aligning to Fiducials; Laser Drilling Large Numbers of Really Small, High-Aspect Ratio Holes; Gas Assist; Micromarking; Patterning Thin Films; Multiple Hole Drilling Using Galvos; In-Volume Selective Laser Etching (ISLE) Applications ; Microelectronics and Semiconductors; Medical Devices; Defense/Aerospace; Renewable Energy; Other Materials ; Metals; Ceramics; Glasses; Silicon and Gallium Arsenide; Polymers; Diamond Metrology and Cleaning ; Metrology; Postlaser Cleaning Conclusion Appendix: Additional Reading Index.