Chinese Academy of Sciences

Yang Liao

Peng Wang

Wei Lu Chu

Xuan Wang

Ya Cheng

Jia Qi

Yuxin Leng

Yan Yue

Junchi Chen

Yujie Peng

Laser ablation processing method for debris-free and efficient removal of materials comprises the step of using a refrigeration device to condense the water vapor and form a thin frost layer on the materials at temperatures below the freezing point. The residual debris produced during the ablation process deposits on the frost layer that covers the material, which is easily removed when the frost layer melts. At the same time, the frost layer in the laser irradiation area melts to a liquid layer, which can effectively reduce the deposition of debris on the inner wall of the groove and thus improve the efficiency and quality of laser ablation. The method is applicable to debris-free laser processing on an arbitrary curved surface.

Debris-free laser ablation processing assisted by condensed frost layer

Apparatus and method for realizing tubular optical waveguides in glass by femtosecond laser direct writing. Irradiation in glass with focused femtosecond laser pulses leads to decrease of refractive index in the modified region. Tubular optical waveguides of variable mode areas are fabricated by forming the four sides of the modified regions with slit-shaped femtosecond laser pulses, ensuring single mode waveguide with a mode field dimension compatible with direct coupling to single-mode optical fibers.

Method and apparatus for realizing tubular optical waveguides in glass by femtosecond laser direct writing

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