Study into the effect of beam waist position on hole formation in the laser drilling process

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture

Volumn 210, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 271-277

  Yilbas, B S ^a   Sami, M ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Focusing effect; Laser drilling

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL LASERS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; STAINLESS STEEL; STEEL SHEET;

BEAM WAIST POSITION; FOCUSING EFFECT; FOCUSING LENS; LASER DRILLING;

DRILLING;

EID: 0029717969     PISSN: 09544054     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/PIME_PROC_1996_210_116_02     Document Type: Article

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