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Taguchi method modelling of Nd:YAG laser ablation of microchannels on cyclic olefin polymer film

McCann, Ronán orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-2071-0785, Bagga, Komal orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-0464-6963, Duaux, Gabriel, Stalcup, Apryll orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-1537-0437, Vázquez, Mercedes orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-9770-5562 and Brabazon, Dermot orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-3214-6381 (2018) Taguchi method modelling of Nd:YAG laser ablation of microchannels on cyclic olefin polymer film. Optics & Laser Technology, 106 . pp. 265-271. ISSN 0030-3992

Abstract
This paper presents the development of a model for Nd:YAG laser ablation of cyclic olefin polymer (COP) films. Two Taguchi orthogonal array experimental designs were implemented to produce a model for the prediction of microchannel depth and width produced on ZeonorFilm® ZF14 and ZF16 polymer films via laser ablation. The width and depth of the produced microchannels were measured using 3D optical profilometry. Microchannels produced were seen to range in depth of up to 50 µm, and widths of 112 µm via single-pass laser depending on the grade of COP, with feature size increasing as the number of laser passes increased. The models are discussed in terms of adjusted coefficient of determination, signal to noise ratio and model significance. The effect of the process parameters used such as fluence and scan speed on three different grades of COP was examined with an aim to produce a simple model suitable for predictive control of surface microstructuring of COP.
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Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
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Uncontrolled Keywords:Laser ablation; cyclic olefin polymer; microchannel fabrication; Nd:YAG; 35 picosecond; ZeonorFilm®
Subjects:Engineering > Materials
Physical Sciences > Thin films
Physical Sciences > Lasers
Physical Sciences > Photonics
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Chemical Sciences
Research Initiatives and Centres > Irish Separation Science Cluster (ISSC)
Research Initiatives and Centres > Advanced Processing Technology Research Centre (APTRC)
Research Initiatives and Centres > National Centre for Plasma Science and Technology (NCPST)
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Research Initiatives and Centres > National Centre for Sensor Research (NCSR)
Publisher:Elsevier
Official URL:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2018.04.011
Copyright Information:© 2018 Elsevier
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
Funders:Science Foundation Ireland. Grant Number 12/IA/1576, European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program grant agreement 16 267 No. 655194.
ID Code:22221
Deposited On:25 May 2018 10:29 by Ronan Mccann . Last Modified 17 Jun 2021 16:31
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