Theoretical analysis of a quasi-Bessel beam for laser ablation

Photonics Research

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 82-86

  Wu, Pinghui ^a,c   Sui, Chenghua ^b   Huang, Wenhua ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c HUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Laser beam characterization; Laser beam shaping; Laser materials processing

Indexed keywords

ABLATION; BESSEL FUNCTIONS; GEOMETRICAL OPTICS; LASER ABLATION; LASER BEAMS;

ANALYTICAL FORMULAS; BEAM DIAMETERS; FLUENCE DISTRIBUTION; INTENSITY OSCILLATIONS; LASER BEAM CHARACTERIZATION; LASER BEAM SHAPING; LASER PARAMETERS; LASER-PULSE ENERGY;

LASER MATERIALS PROCESSING;

EID: 84917732048     PISSN: 23279125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.2.000082     Document Type: Article

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