Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 36, Issue 12, 3093(2009)

Diffractive Multi-beam Ultra-fast Laser Micro-processing Using a Spatial Light Modulator(Invited Paper)

Zheng Kuang, Dun Liu**, Walter Perrie, Jian Cheng, Shuo Shang, S. P., E. Fearon, G. Dearden, and K. G.
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  • Laser Group,Department of Engineering,University of Liverpool,Brownlow Street,Liverpool,L69 3GQ,UK
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    Multi-beam ultra-fast laser parallel microprocessing using spatial light modulation is demonstrated in this paper. Diffractive multi-beam patterns are generated with a spatial light modulator (SLM),which is driven by computer generated holograms (CGHs). The CGHs calculated by appropriate algorithms are displayed on the SLM to split an input laser beam to a number of beamlets and digitally manipulate their positions and intensity. The undesired damage by the energetic zero order beam can be avoided by either installing a 4f optical system to block the zero order at the Fourier plane or adding a Fresnel zone lens on the CGH to defocus the zero order at the processing plane. The surface ablation of materials using multi-beam patterns synchronised with a scanning galvanometer system shows flexible and high throughput parallel processing. By tightly focusing the diffractive beams with an objective into transparent materials,high speed dynamic femto-second laser two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) internal structuring is also presented. The results demonstrate the high precision micro-processing with higher efficiency,showing the potential for ultra-fast laser parallel processing in real industrial applications.

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    Zheng Kuang, Dun Liu*, Walter Perrie, Jian Cheng, Shuo Shang, S. P., E. Fearon, G. Dearden, K. G.. Diffractive Multi-beam Ultra-fast Laser Micro-processing Using a Spatial Light Modulator(Invited Paper)[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2009, 36(12): 3093

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    Paper Information

    Category: micro and nano optics

    Received: Oct. 28, 2009

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Dec. 18, 2009

    The Author Email: Liu* Dun (dun.liu@liv.ac.uk)

    DOI:10.3788/cjl20093612.3093

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