Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 52, Issue 1, 0114004(2023)

Low-damage Micromachining for 4H-SiC Pressure Sensitive Diaphragm by Femtosecond Laser

Zehong WAN1, Hongyang DENG1, Yu LEI2, Guoyi TAO1, Hongpo HU3、*, and Shengjun ZHOU1,2、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1The Institute of Technological Sciences,Wuhan University,Wuhan 430072,China
  • 2School of Power and Mechanical Engineering,Wuhan University,Wuhan 430072,China
  • 3School of Automotive Engineering,Guangdong Polytechnic of Science and Technology,Zhuhai 519090,China
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    Zehong WAN, Hongyang DENG, Yu LEI, Guoyi TAO, Hongpo HU, Shengjun ZHOU. Low-damage Micromachining for 4H-SiC Pressure Sensitive Diaphragm by Femtosecond Laser[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2023, 52(1): 0114004

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    Received: Jun. 12, 2022

    Accepted: Sep. 8, 2022

    Published Online: Feb. 27, 2023

    The Author Email: Hongpo HU (huhongpo@tsinghua.org.cn), Shengjun ZHOU (zhousj@whu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20235201.0114004

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