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    • Jim Bovatsek

    Applications Engineering Manager

    Jim Bovatsek is an Applications Engineering Manager at Spectra-Physics (MKS Instruments; Santa Clara, CA).

    FIGURE 1. Transparent ultrashort pulses can do a lot, or nothing at all, depending on focus condition and pulse frequency.
    Industrial Laser Solutions

    Glass microwelding with ultrashort-pulse lasers

    Terence Hollister
    Aug. 18, 2021
    High-power, high pulse-repetition-frequency picosecond technology is well suited for the task.
    FIGURE 1. Absorption vs. wavelength for materials commonly encountered in precision machining applications.
    Industrial Laser Solutions

    High-power UV lasers for precision micromachining

    Jim Bovatsek
    July 22, 2020
    UV lasers deliver machining quality and the required high throughput for finer features in complex materials.
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    Industrial Laser Solutions

    Nano to pico to femto: Pulse widths for optimal laser micromachining outcomes

    Rajesh Patel
    May 11, 2017
    While several laser parameters affect the machining results, the choice of pulse width is one of the important factors that affect the precision, throughput, quality, and economics...