Laser drilling of advanced materials: Effects of peak power, pulse format, and wavelength

Journal of Laser Applications

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 233-239

  Chen, X ^a   Lotshaw, W T ^a   Ortiz, A L ^a   Staver, P R ^a   Erikson, C E ^a   McLaughlin, M H ^a   Rockstroh, T J ^b  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b GE AVIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite; Drilling; Intermetallics; Laser; Machining; Precision laser; Superalloys

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; DRILLING; EXCIMER LASERS; LASER MODE LOCKING; NICKEL ALLOYS; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); PUMPING (LASER); Q SWITCHED LASERS; SEMICONDUCTING INTERMETALLICS; SILICON CARBIDE; SINGLE CRYSTALS;

INTERMETALLIC SINGLE CRYSTAL NICKEL ALUMINIDE ALLOY; LASER DRILLING; LASER PEAK POWER; PRECISION LASER; SINGLE CRYSTAL NICKEL BASED SUPERALLOY;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 0030258047     PISSN: 1042346X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2351/1.4745427     Document Type: Article

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