Micromachining of liquid crystal polymer film with frequency converted diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 laser

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4977, Issue , 2003, Pages 207-218

  Li, Mingwei ^a   Hix, Ken ^b   Dosser, Larry ^b   Hartke, Kevin ^b   Blackshire, Jim ^c  

^a Spectra Physics Lasers Division   (United States)

^b Mound Laser and Photonics Center Inc   (United States)

^c WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diode pumped; Laser micromachining; Liquid crystal polymer; Mode locked; Q switched

Indexed keywords

FILM PREPARATION; LASER MODE LOCKING; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; MICROMACHINING; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PUMPING (LASER); Q SWITCHED LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

DIODE PUMPED SOLID STATE LASERS; LASER MICROMACHINING; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMER FILM;

LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 0344861971     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.479227     Document Type: Conference Paper

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