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Temporally profiled pulsed radiation of the Nd:YAG laser was applied to drilling and micromachining of ceramics, steel, and CVD diamond, demonstrating one or two orders of magnitude enhancement of ablation rates compared to conventional pico- and nanosecond-pulsed ablation at the same energy density. The developed laser system delivered combined pulses consisting of a picosecond pulse train followed by a nanosecond pulse train. The combination of picosecond and nanosecond components within one laser shot turned out to be especially beneficial for high-aspect-ratio channel formation. Polarization dependence of the ablated deep crater morphology was observed in AlN samples. Waveguide radiation propagation in self-made deep channels as well as the influence of high-temperature laser-produced plasma on this phenomena are discussed.
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Received: 5 October 1999 / Accepted: 5 October 1999 / Published online: 28 December 1999
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Klimentov, S., Garnov, S., Kononenko, T. et al. High rate deep channel ablative formation by picosecond–nanosecond combined laser pulses . Appl Phys A 69 (Suppl 1), S633–S636 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003390051493
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s003390051493