Picosecond high-repetition-rate pulsed laser ablation of dielectrics: the effect of energy accumulation between pulses

2005 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 051102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barry Luther-Davies
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Hayek

Laser propulsion is a relatively new technology being researched for its vast potential. A test apparatus was developed to measure small forces using piezoelectric films and a developed amplifier tuned to the specific frequencies expected from the system. The system provided consistent results comparable to published values. The tests conducted in this thesis evaluated the effects of using a high repetition rate laser for laser propulsion. The results are on the micropropulsion scale, however, the findings are expected to perform similarly on a larger scale. The thrust, moment coupling coefficient, and specific impulse values were evaluated for aluminum, brass, and PVC of differing thicknesses. The results concluded that the repetition rate in fact did not have much effect on the thrust; thrust was primarily dependent on the pulse energy and the material thickness. The repetition rate was found to affect the specific impulse values; a result of the heat affected zone created by the laser ablation, thereby reducing the effective propellant used for propulsion.


2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. A. Pivovarov ◽  
S. M. Klimentov ◽  
V. I. Konov ◽  
D. Breitling ◽  
F. Dausinger

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Hayek

Laser propulsion is a relatively new technology being researched for its vast potential. A test apparatus was developed to measure small forces using piezoelectric films and a developed amplifier tuned to the specific frequencies expected from the system. The system provided consistent results comparable to published values. The tests conducted in this thesis evaluated the effects of using a high repetition rate laser for laser propulsion. The results are on the micropropulsion scale, however, the findings are expected to perform similarly on a larger scale. The thrust, moment coupling coefficient, and specific impulse values were evaluated for aluminum, brass, and PVC of differing thicknesses. The results concluded that the repetition rate in fact did not have much effect on the thrust; thrust was primarily dependent on the pulse energy and the material thickness. The repetition rate was found to affect the specific impulse values; a result of the heat affected zone created by the laser ablation, thereby reducing the effective propellant used for propulsion.


2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 614-620 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Marcu ◽  
F. Stokker ◽  
R.R. Zamani ◽  
C.P. Lungu ◽  
C. Grigoriu

1999 ◽  
Vol 69 (7) ◽  
pp. S883-S886 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Lapczyna ◽  
K.P. Chen ◽  
P.R. Herman ◽  
H.W. Tan ◽  
R.S. Marjoribanks

2013 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 0608003
Author(s):  
冯国斌 Feng Guobin ◽  
王振宝 Wang Zhenbao ◽  
冯刚 Feng Gang ◽  
杨鹏翎 Yang Pengling ◽  
王群书 Wang Qunshu ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mateusz Żbik ◽  
Piotr Wieczorek

Most modern pulsed laser systems require versatile laser diode drivers. A state-of-the-art pulsed laser driver should provide precise peak power regulation, high repetition rate, and pulse duration control. A new, charge line dual-FET transistor circuit structure was developed to provide all these features. The pulsed modulation current is adjustable up to Imax = 1.2 A, with the laser diode forward voltage acceptable up to UF max = 20 V. The maximum repetition rate is limited by a charge line circuit to frep max = 20 MHz. Compared to the conventional single transistor drivers, the solution proposed in this paper allows a precise, high resolution width regulation to be obtained, whereas a low pulse jitter is ensured. In the solution, two separate, out-of-phase signals are used to trigger the individual Field Effect Transistors (FET). The resultant pulsed modulation current full-width-at-half-maxima (FWHM) is regulated from ~200 ps up to 2 ns. All control and timing signals are generated with a popular Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) digital circuitry. The use of standard FPGA devices ensures the low cost and high reliability of the circuit, which are not available in laser drivers consisting of sophisticated analogue adjustable delay circuits.


2013 ◽  
Vol 114 (2) ◽  
pp. 625-629
Author(s):  
Tetsuya Shimogaki ◽  
Taihei Ofuji ◽  
Norihiro Tetsuyama ◽  
Kota Okazaki ◽  
Mitsuhiro Higashihata ◽  
...  

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