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Ablation of UV-Transparent Materials with Femtosecond UV Excimer Laser Pulses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

S. Küper
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut f. biophys. Chemie Dept. Laserphysik, P.O. 2841, D-3400 Göttingen, F.R. Germany
M. Stuke
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut f. biophys. Chemie Dept. Laserphysik, P.O. 2841, D-3400 Göttingen, F.R. Germany
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Abstract

Experiments on the ablation of undoped polytetrafluoroethylene (teflon), monocrystalline sodium chloride (NaCl) and polymethyl-methacrylate (PMMA) with 300 fs uv excimer laser pulses at 248 nm are reported. In contrast to standard 16 ns excimer laser pulses, these ultrashort pulses ablate essentially uv-transparent materials, heretofore not accessible to clean ablation, with good edge quality and no signs of thermal damage, with removal rates are on the order of one micrometer per pulse.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1989

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