Ultrashort Pulse Lasers

A part of this report was introduced in the June 2023 issue of our periodical, “Yano E plus.”

– Laser Processing with Very Little Thermal Damage is Realized with Ultrashort Pulse Lasers that Take Approximately 10 Picoseconds to Absorb the Light Energy and Convert it to Heat –

1. What are Ultrashort Pulse Lasers?

2. Application of Ultrashort Pulse Lasers

　　2-1. Processing Application

　　2-2. Medical Application

　　2-3. Other Application

3. Market Size

4. What Companies and Research Institutes Do

　　4-1. National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

Saitama Institute of Technology

1) Ultrashort Pulse Laser Processing Technology

i. High-Speed Condition Search Using Automatic Variable Parameter Laser Processing

ii. NEDO-Led Project “Development of Active Control Laser Processing Technology Utilizing ICT Data”

iii. New Ultrashort Pulse Laser Processing Process Monitoring “Development of Technology to Detect Nano-Periodic Structure Formation on Glass Surfaces Using Light – Possibilities for Adding New Functions to Optical Components –”

2) Ultrashort Pulse Laser Processing X Machine Learning

3) Ultrashort Pulse Laser Processing Technology X Biomaterials

i. Surface Modification by LIPSS and Application to Medical Materials

ii. Various Surface Profile Formation and Functionalization by Combination of Femtosecond Laser Pulses

    4-2. Shibaura Institute of Technology

1) Internal Microfabrication of Solid Materials Using Short Pulse Lasers

2) Surface Microfabrication of Solid Materials Using Short Pulse Lasers

　 4-3. Spectra-Physics KK

1) Types of Ultrashort Pulse Lasers

i. Femtosecond Lasers

ii. Picosecond Lasers

iii. Nanosecond Lasers

2) Featured Products and Processing Examples

i. Femtosecond UV Laser “IceFyre FS UV50”

ii. Femtosecond Laser “Spirit 1030-100”

iii. Picosecond Laser “IceFyre IR50”

iv. Nanosecond Laser “Quasar UV”

    4-4. Nagoya Institute of Technology

1) What is LIPSS?

2) Formation Process of LIPSS by Laser Pulse Accumulation

3) Control of LIPSS Shape and Crystal State by Pulse Width Dependence

4) Circularly Polarized LIPSS

    4-5. Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST)

1) Cell Manipulation and Measurement Methods Using Femtosecond Lasers that are Powerful Tools for Bio-Research

2) Mechanism of Shock Wave Generation and Action

3) Development of Ultra-Fast Cell Sorters by Femtosecond Lasers and Microfluidic Chips

4) Development of Diagnostic Method for Metabolic Syndrome of Euglena

    4-6. Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN)

1) 3D Processing by Femtosecond Lasers

2) Biological Application Example: Application to Cancer Cell Migration Observation

3) Highly Sensitive 3D Microfluidic SERS Sensor

4) Microfabrication by Femtosecond Bessel Beams

5. Future Prospects