Bessel Beam Femtosecond Laser Interaction with Fused Silica Before and After Chemical Etching: Comparison of Single Pulse, MHz-Burst, and GHz-Burst.

Autor: Guilberteau, Théo, Balage, Pierre, Lafargue, Manon, Lopez, John, Gemini, Laura, Manek-Hönninger, Inka
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Zdroj: Micromachines; Nov2024, Vol. 15 Issue 11, p1313, 13p
Abstrakt: We investigate the elongated modifications resulting from a Bessel beam-shaped femtosecond laser in fused silica under three different operation modes, i.e., the single-pulse, MHz-burst, and GHz-burst regimes. The single-pulse and MHz-burst regimes show rather similar behavior in glass, featuring elongated and slightly tapered modifications. Subsequent etching with Potassium Hydroxide exhibits an etching rate and selectivity of up to 606 μ m/h and 2103:1 in single-pulse operation and up to 322 μ m/h and 2230:1 in the MHz-burst regime, respectively. Interestingly, in the GHz-burst mode, modification by a single burst of 50 pulses forms a taper-free hole without any etching. This constitutes a significant result paving the way for chemical-free, on-the-fly drilling of high aspect-ratio holes in glass. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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