Experimental and theoretical investigation of the effect of laser parameters on laser ablation and laser-induced plasma formation

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrei Stancalie ◽  
Savu-Sorin Ciobanu ◽  
Dan Sporea
Keyword(s):  
Laser Ablation ◽  
Theoretical Investigation ◽  
Plasma Formation ◽  
Laser Induced Plasma ◽  
Laser Parameters

A comparative study of direct laser ablation and laser-induced plasma-assisted ablation on glass surface

2021 ◽  
pp. 103737
Author(s):  
Yani Xia ◽  
Xiubing Jing ◽  
Dawei Zhang ◽  
Fujun Wang ◽  
Syed Husain Imran Jaffery ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laser Ablation ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Glass Surface ◽  
Laser Induced Plasma ◽  
Direct Laser

scholarly journals Study of the formation of 3-D titania nanofibrous structure by MHz femtosecond laser in ambient air

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amirhossein Tavangar ◽  
Bo Tan ◽  
Krishnan Venkatakrishnan
Keyword(s):  
Laser Ablation ◽  
Femtosecond Laser ◽  
Deposition Rate ◽  
Femtosecond Laser Ablation ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Laser Parameters ◽  
Nanofibrous Structure ◽  
Titania Nanostructures ◽  
Multiple Pulses

In this study, we describe the formation mechanism of web-like three-dimensional (3-D) titania nanofibrous structures during femtosecond laser ablation of titanium (Ti) targets in the presence of background air. First, we demonstrate the mechanism of ablation of Ti targets by multiple femtosecond laser pulses at ambient air in an explicit analytical form. The formulas for evaporation rates and the number of ablated particles, which is analogous to the deposition rate of the synthesized nanofibers, for the ablation by a single pulse and multiple pulses as a function of laser parameters, background gas, and material properties are predicted and compared to experimental results. Afterwards, the formation of nanofibrous structures is demonstrated by applying an existing simplified kinetic model to Ti targets and ambient conditions. The predicted theory provides nanofiber diameter dependency with the combination of laser parameters, target properties, and ambient gas characteristics. Experimental studies are then performed on titania nanofibrous structures synthesized by laser ablation of Ti targets using MHz repletion-rate femtosecond laser at ambient air. The models' predictions are then compared with the experimental results, where nanostructures with different morphologies are manufactured by altering laser parameters. Our results indicate that femtosecond laser ablation of Ti targets at air background yields crystalline titania nanostructures. The formation of crystalline titania nanostructures is preceded b thermal mechanism of nucleation and growth. The results point out that laser pulse repetition and dwell time can control the density, size, and pore size of the engineered nanofibrous structure. As the deposition rate of nanostructures is analogous to the ablation rate of the target, higher density of nanofibrous structure is seen at greater laser fluences. The predicted theory can be applied to predict ablation mechanism and nanofiber formation of different materials.

Multi-Material Capability of Laser Induced Plasma Micromachining

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ishan Saxena ◽  
Kornel Ehmann
Keyword(s):  
Laser Ablation ◽  
Metal Cutting ◽  
Medical Engineering ◽  
Machining Process ◽  
Micro Machining ◽  
Promising Alternative ◽  
Laser Induced Plasma ◽  
Direct Laser ◽  
Micro Features ◽  
Machining Characteristics

Presently surface micro-texturing has found many promising applications in the fields of tribology, bio-medical engineering, metal cutting, and other functional or topographical surfaces. Most of these applications are material-specific, which necessitates the need for a texturing and machining process that surpasses the limitations posed by a certain class of materials that are difficult to process by laser ablation, owing to their optical or other surface or bulk characteristics. Laser Induced Plasma Micromachining (LIPMM) has emerged as a promising alternative to direct laser ablation for micro-machining and micro-texturing, which offers superior machining characteristics while preserving the resolution, accuracy and tool-less nature of laser ablation. This study is aimed at understanding the capability of LIPMM process to address some of the issues faced by pulsed laser ablation in material processing. This paper experimentally demonstrates machining of optically transmissive, reflective and rough surface materials using LIPMM. Apart from this, the study includes machining of conventional metals (Nickel and Titanium) and polymer (Polyimide), to demonstrate higher obtainable depth and reduced heat affected distortion around micro-features machined by LIPMM, as compared to laser ablation.

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