Abstract
New imaging technologies have been developed based on laser ablation, which are made practical by rapid advances in lowering the cost and improving the pulse power characteristics of solid-state near-infrared lasers. In ablation, the laser does all the work, so many different kinds of film materials tailored to the application at hand can be used. Ablation imaging of films for computer to press applications can be accomplished with ultra high resolution and ultra high speed. At the University at Illinois, new tools have been developed to understand the fundamental mechanisms of ablation imaging. These tools provide sub-nanosecond resolution of ablation processes.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the IS&T Annual Conference |
| Editors | Anon |
| Publisher | Soc Imaging Sci Technol |
| Pages | 481-484 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| State | Published - 1996 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1996 IS&T 49th Annual Conference - Minneapolis, MN, USA Duration: May 19 1996 → May 24 1996 |
Other
| Other | Proceedings of the 1996 IS&T 49th Annual Conference |
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| City | Minneapolis, MN, USA |
| Period | 5/19/96 → 5/24/96 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering