JLA Vol:14 Iss:1 (Experimental study on surface decontamination by laser ablation)

Authors:
X. Zhou
K. Imasaki
H. Furukawa
C. Yamanaka
Institute for Laser Technology, 2-6 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan

S. Nakai
Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, 2-6 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan

A high-power pulsed Nd:YAG laser was employed to irradiate a 20-μm-thick Zn coating on a carbon steel surface. The ablation rate was defined as ablated volume divided by consumed laser energy, and was used to assess ablation cleaning ability. The relationships of ablation rate to laser pulse width and ablation rate to laser fluence were investigated, and optimal processing conditions were dete...

JLA Vol:18 Iss:1 (Optical viewport assembly for eye-safe monitoring of thin film deposition)

Authors:
Kevin Robbie
Cristina Buzea
Olivier Landry
Cory Dean
Department of Physics, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada

This article discusses the design and application of a simple eye-safe monitoring assembly of thin film deposition and its advantages over the existent eye protection filters. This assembly prevents users from being exposed to the radiation field caused by lasers or incandescent objects during thin film deposition. Its design is simple, the device being reliable and easy to operate.

JLA Vol:24 Iss:4 (Morphology of nanoscale structures on fused silica surfaces from interaction with temporally tailored femtosecond pulses)

Authors:
Lars Englert
Matthias Wollenhaupt
Cristian Sarpe
Dirk Otto
Thomas Baumert
Institut fuer Physik and CINSaT, Universitaet Kassel, Heinrich-Plett-Str. 40, D-34132 Kassel, Germany

Laser control of two basic ionization processes on fused silica, i.e., multiphoton ionization and avalanche ionization, with temporally asymmetric pulse envelopes is investigated. Control leads to different final electron densities/energies as the direct temporal intensity profile and the time inverted intensity profile address the two ionization processes in a different fashion. This results in observed different thresholds for material modification o...

JLA Vol:5 Iss:2 (Experimental Method for Determining the Coherence Length of CW Lasers Using a Michelson Interferometer)

Authors:
Sami Alaruri
Allison Gas Turbine Division, General Motors Corporation, Sensor Development Group

Theoretical analysis of the relationship between coherence length and the resonant‐longitudinal modes in an optical cavity is given. A Michelson interferometer is used to measure the coherence lengths of two CW He‐Ne laser cavities. Analysis of the experimental measurements shows good agreement with the theoretically predicted values.

JLA Vol:16 Iss:2 (Investigation of weld cracking in Nd:yttrium–aluminum–garnet keyhole spot welding of materials used in optoelectronic packaging)

Authors:
Geoff J. Shannon
Unitek Miyachi Corporation, 1820 S. Myrtle Avenue, Monrovia, California 91017

Bernard Q. Li
Honeywell VCSEL Optical Division, Minnesota

The welding of a problematic optical device weld joint between dissimilar materials is investigated in depth. The original material combination of cold rolled steel 1010 with 6 μm of gold coating and 304 L produced consistent weld cracking. The CRS1010 material was fixed, however the other component was open to material selection. The materials tested were 304 L stainless steel, kovar, invar, and Carpenter high permeability 49 alloy. The effect of these different materials, laser pulse parameters, lev...

JLA Vol:20 Iss:4 (Thermal stress analysis on laser scribing of glass)

Authors:
Koji Yamamoto
Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, Japan

Noboru Hasaka
Hideki Morita
Mitsuboshi Diamond Industrial Co., Ltd., 2-12-12 Minami-Kaneden, Suita, Osaka, Japan

Etsuji Ohmura
Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, Japan

In the laser scribing of glass a thermal stress is introduced into a glass substrate by means of a CO₂ laser irradiation. The glass substrate is then rapidly cooled down by water jet immediately after the irradiation. For the purpose of theoretical clarification of the factors ruling the scribable condit...

JLA Vol:22 Iss:4 (A fast method for morphological analysis of laser drilling holes)

Authors:
M. Schneider
L. Berthe
M. Muller
R. Fabbro
Laboratoire PIMM (CNRS) ARTS et METIERS ParisTech, 151 Boulevard de l’Hopital, 75013 Paris, France

This paper presents an original method for analyzing laser drilled holes. The so-called Direct Observation of Drilled hOle (DODO) method is introduced and its applications. The hole characterization that’s been made is compared with x-ray radiography and cross-section analysis. Direct Observation of Drilled hole provides instantaneously surface state, geometric shape, as well as recast layer structure, without additional operation. Since no mounting resin is used to embed the sample, th...

JLA Vol:7 Iss:1 (Taking advantage of laser properties to enhance demonstrations and student laboratories)

Authors:
Michele L. Brill
Camden County College—Physics/Lasers, Box 200, Blackwood, NJ 08012, U.S.A.

This paper reflects the proceedings of a workshop for local educators provided by Camden County College Laser Curriculum faculty which addressed the question: ‘How can the teacher take advantage of laser properties to improve or enhance demonstrations and student labs?’ Explored here are illustrative ways in which to utilize, for educational purposes, the three well‐known characteristics of lasers: monochromaticity, directionality, and coherence. There is a faculty overlap between the Physics Department and the Laser Curriculum faculty at the college. The use o...

JLA Vol:24 Iss:5 (A comparative study of cut front profiles and absorptivity behavior for disk and CO₂ laser beam inert gas fusion cutting)

Authors:
Leonardo Daniele Scintilla
Luigi Tricarico
Dipartimento di Meccanica, Matematica e Management (DMMM), Politecnico di Bari, Viale Japigia, 182–70126 Bari, Italy

Achim Mahrle
Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Technische Universita¨t Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany and Fraunhofer IWS Dresden, Winterbergstraße 28, 01277 Dresden, Germany

Andreas Wetzig
Fraunhofer IWS Dresden, Winterbergstraße 28, 01277 Dresden, Germany

Eckhard Beyer
Institute of Manufacturing Technology, Technische Universita¨t Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany and Fraunhofer IWS Dresden, Winterbergstraße 28, 01277 Dres...

JLA Vol:14 Iss:4 (High-energy femtosecond pulsed laser micromachining of thin film deposited silicon in self-focused air medium)

Authors:
Yuanyuan Dong
Pal Molian
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011

Christian Zorman
Mehran Mehregany
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106

The ultrashort pulsed laser ablation of silicon wafers deposited with 1 μm thin film of SiC was performed in air medium using a 1 mJ, 120 fs, 800 nm Ti:sapphire laser, the objective being to determine the self-focusing capability of air to produce nanostructures. The effects of pulse energy, the number of pulses, pulse repetition rate and x–y translation speed on t...