Pulsed laser machining and polishing of silica micro-optical components using a CO2 laser and an acousto-optic modulator

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4941, Issue , 2002, Pages 107-111

  Nowak, Krzysztof M ^a   Baker, Howard J ^a   Hall, Denis R ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Laser micro machining; Laser polishing; Micro optics; Rapid prototyping

Indexed keywords

BRAGG CELLS; CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; MICROMACHINING; MICROOPTICS; SILICA;

LASER SMOOTHING;

LASER ABLATION;

EID: 0042730178     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.468512     Document Type: Conference Paper

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