Ablative etching of nitrocellulose with infra-red and ultra-violet laser radiation

Skordoulis, CD; Makropoulou, MI; Serafetinides, AA

dc.contributor.author	Skordoulis, CD	en
dc.contributor.author	Makropoulou, MI	en
dc.contributor.author	Serafetinides, AA	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:10:47Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:10:47Z
dc.date.issued	1995	en
dc.identifier.issn	0030-3992	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/11439
dc.subject	etching	en
dc.subject	laser applications	en
dc.subject	lasers	en
dc.subject	nitrocellulose ablation	en
dc.subject.classification	Optics	en
dc.subject.classification	Physics, Applied	en
dc.subject.other	Ablation	en
dc.subject.other	Carbon dioxide	en
dc.subject.other	Dielectric materials	en
dc.subject.other	Etching	en
dc.subject.other	Excimer lasers	en
dc.subject.other	Infrared radiation	en
dc.subject.other	Melting	en
dc.subject.other	Nitrocellulose	en
dc.subject.other	Scanning electron microscopy	en
dc.subject.other	Ultraviolet radiation	en
dc.subject.other	Ablative etching	en
dc.subject.other	Nitrocellulose membrane	en
dc.subject.other	Threshold fluence	en
dc.subject.other	Laser applications	en
dc.title	Ablative etching of nitrocellulose with infra-red and ultra-violet laser radiation	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/0030-3992(95)93639-9	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0030-3992(95)93639-9	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1995	en
heal.abstract	The ablative etching of nitrocellulose membranes with CO2 (lambda = 10.6 mu m), Nd:YAG (lambda = 1.06 mu m) and XeCl (lambda = 308 nm) lasers has been studied. From etch rate measurements the threshold fluence was estimated and the energy deposition at threshold fluence was calculated for the three wavelengths. The electron microscope examination of the infra-red laser ablated areas reveals a fairly clean etching under CO2 laser irradiation, confirming that melting of the crater surroundings cannot be considered as a criterion for the thermal mechanism, It is proposed that the CO2 laser, which also possesses some operational advantages, compared with excimer lasers, can be effectively used for the clean ablation of the nitrocellulose film dielectric.	en
heal.publisher	BUTTERWORTH-HEINEMANN LTD	en
heal.journalName	Optics and Laser Technology	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/0030-3992(95)93639-9	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:A1995RK06700009	en
dc.identifier.volume	27	en
dc.identifier.issue	3	en
dc.identifier.spage	185	en
dc.identifier.epage	189	en