• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 39, Issue 1, 0126019 (2019)
Taiyong Guo1、*, Limu Zhang1, Yingying Ren1、*, Yangjian Cai1、*, Romero Carolina2, and R. Vazquez de Aldana Javier2
Author Affiliations
  • 1 Center of Light Manipulations and Applications, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optics and Photonic Device, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, Shandong 250014, China
  • 2 Laser Microprocessing Group, Department of Applied Physics, University of Salamanca, Salamanca 37008, Spain
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    Taiyong Guo, Limu Zhang, Yingying Ren, Yangjian Cai, Romero Carolina, R. Vazquez de Aldana Javier. Surface Characteristics of CaF2 Crystal Ablated by Femtosecond Laser[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2019, 39(1): 0126019 Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) Optical microscope schematic of the ablation areas on Nd∶CaF2 surface; (b) a set of ablation holes and ablation lines at energy of 2.4 μJ
    Fig. 1. (a) Optical microscope schematic of the ablation areas on Nd∶CaF2 surface; (b) a set of ablation holes and ablation lines at energy of 2.4 μJ
    SEM images of ablation holes on CaF2 crystal surface with different parameters. (a) A=0.4 μJ, N=10; (b) A=0.6 μJ, N=20; (c) A=4 μJ, N=100; (d) A=4 μJ, N=1000
    Fig. 2. SEM images of ablation holes on CaF2 crystal surface with different parameters. (a) A=0.4 μJ, N=10; (b) A=0.6 μJ, N=20; (c) A=4 μJ, N=100; (d) A=4 μJ, N=1000
    Parameters of CaF2 crystal in stationary focusing case. (a) Squared diameter D2 of the ablation holes versus the pulse energy Ep; (b) energy flux density threshold versus laser pulse number; (c) energy flux density versus the diameters of ablation holes
    Fig. 3. Parameters of CaF2 crystal in stationary focusing case. (a) Squared diameter D2 of the ablation holes versus the pulse energy Ep; (b) energy flux density threshold versus laser pulse number; (c) energy flux density versus the diameters of ablation holes
    SEM images of ablation lines on CaF2 crystal surface with different parameters. (a)(d) A=0.8 μJ, v=60 μm/s; (b)(e) A=1.6 μJ, v=5 μm/s; (c)(f) A=2.4 μJ, v=5 μm/s
    Fig. 4. SEM images of ablation lines on CaF2 crystal surface with different parameters. (a)(d) A=0.8 μJ, v=60 μm/s; (b)(e) A=1.6 μJ, v=5 μm/s; (c)(f) A=2.4 μJ, v=5 μm/s
    Widths of ablation lines as a function of scanning speed. (a) E⊥S; (b) E//S
    Fig. 5. Widths of ablation lines as a function of scanning speed. (a) E⊥S; (b) E//S
    Parameters of CaF2 crystal in dynamic scanning case.(a)(b) Energy flux density threshold versus effective laser pulse number; (c)(d) widths of the ablation lines versus energy flux density
    Fig. 6. Parameters of CaF2 crystal in dynamic scanning case.(a)(b) Energy flux density threshold versus effective laser pulse number; (c)(d) widths of the ablation lines versus energy flux density
    Number of groupsSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5Set 6Set 7Set 8
    Measured energy Em /μJ351015204060100
    Energy on sample Ep /μJ0.110.20.40.60.81.62.44
    Table 1. Processing parameters for stationary focusing case and dynamic scanning case
    Pulse number5102050100100010000
    ω /μm2.7602.9082.9943.0303.0743.1173.142
    Eth /μJ0.4110.4060.4050.4010.3970.3860.378
    Fth /(J·cm-2)3.4323.0612.8762.7752.6752.5292.438
    Table 2. Calculated results of effective radius, threshold of energy and energy flux density of ablation holes on the crystal surface obtained under different pulse numbers
    Taiyong Guo, Limu Zhang, Yingying Ren, Yangjian Cai, Romero Carolina, R. Vazquez de Aldana Javier. Surface Characteristics of CaF2 Crystal Ablated by Femtosecond Laser[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2019, 39(1): 0126019
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