EP 0989835 A1 20000405 - LARGE BEAM SCANNING LASER ABLATION
Title (en)
LARGE BEAM SCANNING LASER ABLATION
Title (de)
LASER ABLATION MIT GROSSFLÄCHIGEM ABTASTSTRAHL
Title (fr)
ABLATION PAR LASER A FAISCEAU A GRANDE ENVERGURE DE BALAYAGE
Publication
Application
Priority
- AU 9800465 W 19980616
- AU PO736797 A 19970616
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9857604A1] The present invention provides a method for ablating material including directing a laser beam through a mask and through a scanning unit to an area of the material to thereby ablate the material, wherein the scanning unit can scan or be controlled to scan the beam in a predetermined pattern on the material, and an apparatus for laser ablation of material including a laser source for producing a beam of far ultra-violet or infra-red light, a mask, means for directing the beam through the mask and a computer-controlled scanning unit for scanning or being controlled to scan the beam in a predetermined pattern on the material, wherein the beam is directed to an area of the material to be ablated. The mask may be of variable area, and this area may be increased during a single use of the apparatus.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61F 9/01 (2006.01); B23K 26/066 (2014.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61F 9/00804 (2013.01); A61F 9/00817 (2013.01); B23K 26/066 (2015.10); A61F 2009/00872 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9857604 A1 19981223; AU PO736797 A0 19970710; CA 2294592 A1 19981223; EP 0989835 A1 20000405; EP 0989835 A4 20030326
DOCDB simple family (application)
AU 9800465 W 19980616; AU PO736797 A 19970616; CA 2294592 A 19980616; EP 98929122 A 19980616