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1. Specific features of femtosecond pulses
The first property of ultrashort pulses that comes to mind is the possibility of obtaining very high peak powers. Indeed, even for a low pulse energy, if its duration is ultra-short, its power - the ratio of the two - can take on significant values. A peak power of 10 GW is reached for a pulse of 1 mJ and 100 fs. A very useful physical quantity for laser processes is the power or energy density, also known as fluence, and often expressed in W.cm -2 or J.cm -2 . These quantities take into account the surface area of the material on which the laser beam is focused. For example, the previous pulse, focused on a diameter of 50 µm, achieves a peak power density of 30 TW.cm -2 . This value exceeds the ablation threshold of all known materials, thanks to an average...
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LPM Congress (Laser Precision Micromachining): International congress on precision micromachining, held every other year in Japan. http://www.jlps.gr.jp
ICALEO: International Conference on Industrial Laser Applications, held annually in the United States, https://icaleo.org
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