Laser microprocessing of steel with radially and azimuthally polarized femtosecond vortex pulses

Journal of Optics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Allegre, O J ^a   Perrie, W ^a   Edwardson, S P ^a   Dearden, G ^a   Watkins, K G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

azimuthal; laser microprocessing; polarization; radial; ultrashort pulse

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIQUID CRYSTALS; STAINLESS STEEL; ULTRASHORT PULSES; VORTEX FLOW;

AZIMUTHAL; AZIMUTHALLY POLARIZED BEAMS; LASER MICRO PROCESSING; LASER-INDUCED PERIODIC SURFACE STRUCTURES; LIQUID CRYSTAL SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATORS; POLARIZATION STRUCTURES; RADIAL; STAINLESS STEEL PLATE;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 84864949758     PISSN: 20408978     EISSN: 20408986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/2040-8978/14/8/085601     Document Type: Article

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