IMAGE: Ultrafast lasers move from the lab to manufacturing (Image credit: Àlex Pérez, Grup d'Òptica de Castelló)
Ultrafast lasers, also known as ultrashort-pulse lasers, are now available from a large number of manufacturers, with new players entering the field at a rapid pace. These lasers, both picosecond and femtosecond, were just cool toys in the research lab a few years ago. Now they being used extensively in production environments, allowing the microprocessing of materials and in applications that are not possible using longer pulse length lasers.
On May 5, a new webcast will focus on the design and performance of femtosecond lasers and optics in particular and also on clever ways of delivering the photons to the work piece. The webcast will be presented by Ron Schaeffer, who is the CEO of PhotoMachining, which provides laser micromachining services, and author of one of the best tutorials on the subject, Fundamentals of Laser Micromachining.
For a good introduction to the topic and some benefits from using ultrafast lasers read this article by Michael Mielke at Trumpf:
Ultrafast Lasers: Ultrashort pulse lasers bring cost-efficient precision to micromanufacturing.
Here is the link to more information about the webcast and registration page:
Femtosecond Lasers – Getting the Photons to the Work Area
Date: May 5, 2015
Time: 1:00 PM EDT/12:00 PM CDT/10:00 AM PDT/5:00 PM GMT