Mon, 2010-02-08 22:41 — Guest
Publication year: 2010
Source: Optics & Laser Technology, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 6 February 2010
L., Lévesque , V., Jdanov
Laser ablation can be achieved by delivering short power pulse with durations much smaller than the heat diffusion time. In this investigation, we are collimating and magnifying a beam from a CO2 laser with a Keplerian telescopic system. Then we study the quality of the cut performed by scanning the beam at a fast speed over an optical fiber just after focusing a well collimated CO2 beam at λ=10.6μm. It is found that the best results for cutting optical fibers depend upon both the time required in raising matter temperature to the vaporization point and the scanning speed of the...
