Research Progress on Femtosecond Laser 3D Printing Technology of Inorganic Materials (Invited)

Zhengwei Hou; Shaofeng Liu; Linhan Lin; Zhengcao Li; Hongbo Sun

doi:10.3788/CJL240603

Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 51, Issue 12, 1202404(2024)

Research Progress on Femtosecond Laser 3D Printing Technology of Inorganic Materials (Invited)

Zhengwei Hou¹, Shaofeng Liu², Linhan Lin^2、*, Zhengcao Li¹, and Hongbo Sun^2,3

¹School of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

²Department of Precision Instrument, State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

³College of Electronic Science & Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, Jilin , China

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Category: Laser Micro-Nano Manufacturing

Received: Feb. 20, 2024

Accepted: Apr. 1, 2024

Published Online: Jun. 5, 2024

The Author Email: Lin Linhan (linlh2019@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/CJL240603

CSTR:32183.14.CJL240603

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