Abstract:
In certain embodiments a method and system for laser-based material processing of a material is disclosed. In at least one preferred implementation temporally overlapping pulse series are generated with separate pulsed laser sources, for example nanosecond (NS) and ultrashort pulse (USP) sources (NS-USP). Pulses are delivered to the material as a series of spatially and temporally overlapping pulse pairs. The material can, but need not, be a transparent material. In some applications of transparent material processing, it was found the combination of pulses both substantially more material modification and high machining quality than obtainable with either individual pulse series taken alone. Other micromachining methods and arrangement are disclosed for formation of fine features on or within a substrate. Such methods and arrangements may generally be applied with a NS-USP combination, or with other sources.
Abstract:
By compensating polarization mode-dispersion as well chromatic dispersion in photonic crystal fiber pulse compressors, high pulse energies can be obtained from all-fiber chirped pulse amplification systems. By inducing third-order dispersion in fiber amplifiers via self-phase modulation, the third-order chromatic dispersion from bulk grating pulse compressors can be compensated and the pulse quality of hybrid fiber/bulk chirped pulse amplification systems can be improved. Finally, by amplifying positively chirped pulses in negative dispersion fiber amplifiers, a low noise wavelength tunable seed source via anti-Stokes frequency shifting can be obtained.
Abstract:
The invention describes classes of robust fiber laser systems usable as pulse sources for Nd: or Yb: based regenerative amplifiers intended for industrial settings. The invention modifies adapts and incorporates several recent advances in FCPA systems to use as the input source for this new class of regenerative amplifier.
Abstract:
The invention describes classes of robust fiber laser systems usable as pulse sources for Nd: or Yb: based regenerative amplifiers intended for industrial settings. The invention modifies adapts and incorporates several recent advances in FCPA systems to use as the input source for this new class of regenerative amplifier.
Abstract:
In certain embodiments a method and system for laser-based material processing of a material is disclosed. In at least one preferred implementation temporally overlapping pulse series are generated with separate pulsed laser sources, for example nanosecond (NS) and ultrashort pulse (USP) sources (NS-USP). Pulses are delivered to the material as a series of spatially and temporally overlapping pulse pairs. The material can, but need not, be a transparent material. In some applications of transparent material processing, it was found the combination of pulses both substantially more material modification and high machining quality than obtainable with either individual pulse series taken alone. Other micromachining methods and arrangement are disclosed for formation of fine features on or within a substrate. Such methods and arrangements may generally be applied with a NS-USP combination, or with other sources.
Abstract:
By compensating polarization mode-dispersion as well chromatic dispersion in photonic crystal fiber pulse compressors, high pulse energies can be obtained from all-fiber chirped pulse amplification systems. By inducing third-order dispersion in fiber amplifiers via self-phase modulation, the third-order chromatic dispersion from bulk grating pulse compressors can be compensated and the pulse quality of hybrid fiber/bulk chirped pulse amplification systems can be improved. Finally, by amplifying positively chirped pulses in negative dispersion fiber amplifiers, a low noise wavelength tunable seed source via anti-Stokes frequency shifting can be obtained.