TY - JOUR A1 - Krüger, Jörg A1 - Martin, Sven A1 - Mädebach, Heinrich A1 - Urech, L. A1 - Lippert, T. A1 - Wokaun, A. A1 - Kautek, Wolfgang T1 - Femto- and nanosecond laser treatment of doped polymethylmethacrylate JF - Applied surface science N2 - Femto- and nanosecond laser ablation of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) and PMMA doped with a linear absorber was investigated in the infrared spectral region. Ablation thresholds were determined and incubation phenomena were identified. The ‘degree’ of incubation was calculated employing a phenomenological model. The influence of the pulse duration on the machining quality of the polymers was examined. The presence of an absorbing chromophore is not a prerequisite for a controllable fs-laser structuring in contrast to the ns-treatment. Surface swelling always accompanied ablation. KW - Laser ablation KW - Laser beam machining KW - Doping thin films KW - Polymers-radiation effects PY - 2005 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2005.01.078 SN - 0169-4332 SN - 1873-5584 VL - 247 SP - 406 EP - 411 PB - North-Holland CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-7470 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Urech, L. A1 - Lippert, T. A1 - Wokaun, A. A1 - Martin, Sven A1 - Mädebach, Heinrich A1 - Krüger, Jörg T1 - Removal of doped poly(methylmetacrylate) from tungsten and titanium substrates by femto- and nanosecond laser cleaning JF - Applied surface science N2 - The influence of different laser pulse lengths on the removal of a polymer layer from metal substrates was investigated. As model systems, doped poly(methylmetacrylate) (PMMA) on titanium and tungsten substrates were selected. The ablation threshold and irradiation spot morphology of titanium and tungsten were compared for femtosecond (fs) and nanosecond (ns) laser irradiation and different pulse numbers. Nanosecond laser treatment resulted in a non-homogeneous surface morphology for both titanium and tungsten substrates. Femtosecond irradiation of tungsten revealed a homogeneous ablation spot with little changes in the surface morphology. For titanium, the formation of columnar structures within the irradiation spot was observed. Two different dopant concentrations were used for PMMA to achieve an equal linear absorption coefficient for the femto- and nanosecond laser wavelengths of 790 and 1064 nm. The best results were achieved for the removal of doped PMMA by femtosecond laser irradiation, where only a minimal modification of the metal surface was detected. In the case of nanosecond laser exposure, a pronounced change of the structure was observed, suggesting that damage-free cleaning of the selected metal may only be possible using femtosecond laser pulses. Different experimental parameters, such as laser fluence, pulse repetition rate and sample speed were also investigated to optimize the cleaning quality of doped PMMA from tungsten substrates with femtosecond laser pulses. KW - Poly(methylmetacrylate) KW - Laser treatment KW - Tungsten KW - Titanium KW - Femtosecond PY - 2006 DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2005.07.109 SN - 0169-4332 SN - 1873-5584 VL - 252 IS - 13 SP - 4754 EP - 4758 PB - North-Holland CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-12368 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - CONF A1 - Bonse, Jörn A1 - Solis, J. A1 - Spielmann, C. A1 - Lippert, T. A1 - Krüger, Jörg T1 - Damage mechanisms in polymers upon NIR femtosecond pulse laser irradiation: sub-threshold processes and their implications for laser safety applications T2 - AIP Conference Proceedings 1278 N2 - This contribution investigates laser-induced damage of thin film and bulk polymer samples, with the focus on physical processes occurring close to the damage threshold. In-situ real-time reflectivity (RTR) measurements with picosecond (ps) and nanosecond (ns) temporal resolution were performed on thin polymer films on a timescale up to a few microseconds (µs). A model for polymer thin film damage is presented, indicating that irreversible chemical modification processes take place already below the fluence threshold for macroscopic damage. On dye-doped bulk polymer filters (as used for laser goggles), transmission studies using fs-and ps-laser pulses reveal the optical saturation behavior of the material and its relation to the threshold of permanent damage. Implications of the sub-threshold processes for laser safety applications will be discussed for thin film and bulk polymer damage. T2 - International high-power laser ablation conference CY - Santa Fe, USA DA - 2010-04-18 KW - Polymer KW - Laser damage KW - Ultrashort laser pulses KW - Time-resolved reflectivity measurements KW - Laser safety PY - 2010 UR - http://link.aip.org/link/?APCPCS/1278/56/1 SN - 978-0-7354-0828-9 DO - https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3507148 N1 - Serientitel: AIP conference proceedings – Series title: AIP conference proceedings IS - 1278 SP - 56 EP - 64 PB - American Institute of Physics CY - Melville, NY, USA AN - OPUS4-22156 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -