Improved hole drilling using a high peak power Nd:YAG laser at the second harmonic wavelength

Journal of Laser Applications

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 287-290

  Chen, Xiangli ^a   Ortiz Jr , Angel L ^a   Staver, P Randall ^a   Lotshaw, William T ^a   Rockstroh, Todd J ^b   McLaughlin, Michael H ^a  

^a GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b GE AVIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite; Drilling; Intermetallics; Laser; Machining; Superalloys

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DRILLING; HEAT AFFECTED ZONE; INTERMETALLICS; LASER APPLICATIONS; MACHINING; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; SUPERALLOYS;

LASER HOLE DRILLING;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 0031336355     PISSN: 1042346X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2351/1.4745471     Document Type: Article

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