Direct-write patterning of indium-tin-oxide film by high pulse repetition frequency femtosecond laser ablation

Applied Optics

Volumn 46, Issue 23, 2007, Pages 5792-5799

  Choi, H W ^a   Farson, D F ^a   Bovatsek, J ^b   Arai, A ^b   Ashkenasi, D ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IMRA AMERICA INC   (United States)

^c Laser und Medizin Technologie GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER ABLATION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; SCANNING; SUBSTRATES; ULTRASHORT PULSES;

FEMTOSECOND LASER ABLATION; GLASS SUBSTRATES; MULTIPLE PULSES; PULSE REPETITION FREQUENCY;

OPTICAL FILMS;

EID: 35648994372     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.46.005792     Document Type: Article

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